# Family Law Reform Act 1969, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

An Act to amend the law relating to the age of majority, to persons who have not attained that age and to the time when a particular age is attained; to amend the law relating to the property rights of illegitimate children and of other persons whose relationship is traced through an illegitimate link; to make provision for the use of blood tests for the purpose of determining the paternity of any person in civil proceedings; to make provision with respect to the evidence required to rebut a presumption of legitimacy and illegitimacy; to make further provision, in connection with the registration of the birth of an illegitimate child, for entering the name of the father; and for connected purposes.
[25th July 1969]

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/46/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-reform-act-1969/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.