Overview

• After experiencing fertility issues and being unable to afford IVF, a man identified as PQ mixed his sperm with his father's to help his partner, JK, conceive.
• The High Court dismissed a legal bid by Barnsley council to determine the child's parentage, stating the council had no stake in the outcome.
• Justice Poole highlighted the family had created a 'welfare minefield' but acknowledged the established father-and-son relationship between PQ and the child.
• The judge noted the child, known as D, could face emotional harm if he learns of his conception's circumstances.
• The family may choose to undergo a paternity test in the future, but the decision rests with them, the court ruled.