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Family Law Reform Act 1987

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27 Artificial insemination.

(1) Where after the coming into force of this section a child is born in England and Wales as the result of the artificial insemination of a woman who— (a) was at the time of the insemination a party to a marriage (being a marriage which had not at that time been dissolved or annulled); and (b) was artificially inseminated with the semen of some person other than the other party to that marriage, then, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of any court by which the matter has to be determined that the other party to that marriage did not consent to the insemination, the child shall be treated in law as the child of the parties to that marriage and shall not be treated as the child of any person other than the parties to that marriage. (2) Any reference in this section to a marriage includes a reference to a void marriage if at the time of the insemination resulting in the birth of the child both or either of the parties reasonably believed that the marriage was valid; and for the purposes of this section it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that one of the parties so believed at that time that the marriage was valid. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the succession to any dignity or title of honour or render any person capable of succeeding to or transmitting a right to succeed to any such dignity or title.

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27 Artificial insemination.

(1) Where after the coming into force of this section a child is born in England and Wales as the result of the artificial insemination of a woman who— (a) was at the time of the insemination a party to a marriage (being a marriage which had not at that time been dissolved or annulled); and (b) was artificially inseminated with the semen of some person other than the other party to that marriage, then, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of any court by which the matter has to be determined that the other party to that marriage did not consent to the insemination, the child shall be treated in law as the child of the parties to that marriage and shall not be treated as the child of any person other than the parties to that marriage. (2) Any reference in this section to a marriage includes a reference to a void marriage if at the time of the insemination resulting in the birth of the child both or either of the parties reasonably believed that the marriage was valid; and for the purposes of this section it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that one of the parties so believed at that time that the marriage was valid. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the succession to any dignity or title of honour or render any person capable of succeeding to or transmitting a right to succeed to any such dignity or title.

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