§ 49. Mr. William Shepherdasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what legal process exists by which a woman of German nationality in the British zone can establish the parentage of her child, where a British soldier is alleged to be involved.
§ The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. John Hynd)There are no facilities for legal proceedings in cases of this kind. I am advised that even if affiliation proceedings were possible no maintenance order of the German court, or indeed of any foreign court, could, 1660 under the Army Act, be enforced against a British soldier.
§ Mr. ShepherdIs the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster satisfied that this state of affairs is likely to give the Germans cause to regard British justice very highly?
§ Mr. HyndIt is a matter of legal fact that the Army Act, Section 145 (2), has the effect that proceedings for maintenance of an illegitimate child can only be enforced against a British subject under an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament or Common Law.