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Family law case law and practice update (England and Wales): private/public children, international abduction, financial remedies, immigration; plus new and updated Lexis+ guidance and content - 26 June 2025

Published on: 26 June 2025

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Appeal against finding of fact (Re: A (A Child) (Appeal: Finding of Rape))

In Re: A (A Child) (Appeal: Finding of Rape) [2025] EWHC 1500 (Fam), the High Court considered a father’s appeal against findings of fact, centred on an allegation of rape. The case involved two children, with the paternity of the younger in dispute. The mother maintained the relationship ended following an alleged rape, which she said took place two months before the conception of the child at the heart of the disagreement. The court below held that the father was the child’s biological parent and also concluded that he raped the mother while she was asleep on 30 August 2022. The mother had earlier asserted that the claimant was not the child’s father, further complicating contact arrangements. Permission to appeal was granted on limited grounds, probing whether the judge adequately addressed inconsistencies in the evidence, including material relating to paternity and the wider context of the allegations. The father contended that the timing of conception damaged the mother’s credibility...

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