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Sitting as a Judge of the High Court, pursuant to s. 9(1) Senior Courts Act 1981
Mrs Sarah Griffin (instructed by Lancashire County Council ) for the Second Respondent
                   This was an application by TT [1] (not his real initials) for a declaration of non- parentage under s. 55A(1) of the Family Law Act 1986 (FLA). It concerns his strong belief that he is not the father of a little boy, I will simply call "the child", on whose birth certificate he appears as father.
                   The child's mother I will simply call "the mother". TT and the mother were involved in a relationship at the time of the child's birth and conception. However, after a long period of time, TT now strongly believes he is not the child's biological father and wants the Court to make a declaration to that effect.
                   I use the expression "strong belief" because there is, in fact, little actual evidence to displace what appeared to TT to be his biological fatherhood of the child through the care proceedings that ended in September 2021. I will go into this belief in a little detail below.
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