# The Magistrates' Courts (Family Law Reform Act 1987) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1989, Paragraph 23: The Magistrates' Courts (Adoption) Rules 1984


In Form 6 in that Schedule–
(a) for the last sentence of the note on paragraph 9 there shall be substituted the following:
“If the father and mother of the child were not married to each other at the time of his birth, and a court has made an order giving the father all the parental rights and duties with respect to the child, or if the father has legal custody of the child by virtue of a court order, give details of the order under paragraph 19.”; and
(b) for the first sentence of the note of paragraphs 11 and 12 in that form there shall be substituted the following:
“Paragraphs 11 and 12: Enter either in paragraph 11 or 12 the names of the persons mentioned in paragraphs 9 and 10, except that if the father and mother of the child were not married at the time of his birth the father of the child should be entered only if a court has made an order giving the father all the parental rights and duties in respect of the child or if he has legal custody of the child by virtue of a court order.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/384/schedule/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-family-law-reform-act-1987-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1989/schedule/paragraph-23
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