The Guardian’s position
63.The Guardian opposes the making of a PRO or JM having contact with any of the children. She also proposes the making of a s.91(14) order and the naming of JM in the judgment. 64.She says that JM’s main commitment appears to be to making the applications rather than to the children. The children have no attachment to him, and their attachment is entirely to their mothers. She considers that if JM did have PR for the children, he would be unlikely to be able to exercise it meaningfully in their best interests. She suggests that JM’s anger and feeling of betrayal towards SW lies at the heart of the applications. 65.In her report the Guardian refers to JM’s compulsive behaviour, frequently phoning her when she did not immediately respond to him. The papers suggest that between 25 and 27 December 2020 JM made 77 calls to SW’s partner which has led to a prosecution for harassment. 66.The Guardian also considers that making the orders would have a very negative effect on the mothers. She said that they would become engulfed in conflict with JM, as has been the case for B for some time. She also points to how upsetting for the children must have been the incident on 25 June 2020. 67.She has considered whether JM could have letterbox contact. However, in her view this might result in JM seeking to impose himself on the children’s lives and cause further disruption. JM told the Guardian that he would continue to make applications until he got the outcome he wants. 68.In her written submissions the Guardian states that JM should be named in the judgment. She is concerned about the number of informal sperm donations that are occurring and the lack of any regulation. She considers that naming JM will alert women of the risks and perhaps encourage them to think carefully before using such donations.
- Mrs Justice Lieven DBE :
- Issues
- The Facts
- The Law
- Parental Responsibility Orders and contact issues
- FC v MC
- A v B and C
- D v E (Termination of Parental Responsibility)
- TJ v CV
- P and L (Minors)
- Section 91(14)
- Re P (Section 91(14) Guidelines) (Residence and Religious Heritage)
- Naming JM
- Re J (A Child)
- Re S, A Child
- Griffiths v Tickle
- The evidence
- Re B
- The Guardian’s position
- Conclusions and Findings
- Section 91(14)
- Naming JM in the judgment
- Tickle v Griffiths
