Z, a minor suing by his mother and next friend X v Y

Read the full judgment text of HCMP 1609/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 December 2022.

1. Before this Court is an application for a declaration of non-parentage [1] . The applicant, a minor, (referred to hereinafter as either “ Applicant ” or “ Z ”) through his next friend namely his mother X is seeking a declaration that the respondent Y, who is named on the Applicant’s birth certificate as his father, is not his father. The question is whether this Court has the jurisdiction to make such a declaration under section 6 of the Parent and Child Ordinance, Cap 429 (“ PCO ”) and if no

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