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ECHR rejects appeal by trans man to be named as child’s father rather than mother
1 July 2026
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected an application brought by a trans man who wanted to be recorded as his child’s legal father in the UK. The case challenged a legal framework that requires a birthing person to be recorded as the child’s mother on a British birth certificate even if they are legally recognised as male. The
ECHR rejects appeal by trans man to be named as child’s father rather than mother
1 July 2026
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected an application brought by a trans man who wanted to be recorded as his child’s legal father in the UK. The case challenged a legal framework that requires a birthing person to be recorded as the child’s mother on a British birth certificate even if they are legally recognised as male. The
