Mr Justice Mostyn:
1.This is my judgment on the application by Ruth Amanda Aylward-Davies (“Ruth”) in Form C63 issued on 22 September 2021 seeking a declaration of parentage under s55A of the Family Law Act 1986. Specifically she seeks a declaration that Patrick Aylward (“Patrick”) was her biological father. I say “was” because Patrick died in August 2008. In her application Ruth named her mother Constance Chesterman (“Constance”) as the first respondent and Patrick as the second respondent. 2.Ruth’s objective is to get the Registrar-General for Births and Deaths to amend her birth certificate pursuant to Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953, s. 14A so as to replace the person identified as her father, Dennis Hopkins (“Dennis”), with Patrick.3.At all times Ruth has acted in person on this application. 4.I shall begin this judgment by dealing with two procedural matters. First, I will identify those persons who are required to be, or who might be made, the respondents to this application. Then I will identify the correct procedure for determining the application, and specifically will consider the reportability of the hearing and whether the judgment should be anonymised.