Article 28 Applications for declaration of parentage under Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989F1
This Article applies where—
an application for a maintenance calculation has been made F2... , or a maintenance calculation is in force, with respect to a person ( “the alleged parent”) who denies that he is a parent of a child with respect to whom the application or calculation was made ...;
the Department is not satisfied that the case falls within one of those set out in Article 27(2); and
the Department or the person with care makes an application for a declaration under Article 31B of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 as to whether or not the alleged parent is one of the child's parents.
Where this Article applies—
if it is the person with care who makes the application, that person shall be treated as having a sufficient personal interest for the purposes of paragraph (3) of that Article; and
if it is the Department which makes the application, that paragraph shall not apply.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in art. 28(1)(a) repealed (27.10.2008) by Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 10), s. 41(1), Sch. 5; S.R. 2008/399, art. 2(2)(d)(i) (with art. 3)