Family Law Week: Notification of Fathers and Wider Family Members in Relinquishment Cases: A Recap
Such cases often give rise to difficulties for local authorities and the courts. Given the one-sided nature of the information available, they are rarely provided with the complete picture, and a mother cannot be coerced into providing the identity of the possible or putative father if she does not wish to do so. There may be a variety of reasons why a mother would not want the father and/or wider family members to be made aware of the existence of a child born in secret. For instance, the mother may have concerns that to reveal the birth would lead to a family breakdown, or there may be cult...
Source: familylawweek.co.uk