The law has been changed to ensure that families in our position will no longer face the indignity of proving parenthood after a tragedy. This outcome honors David and provides a necessary measure of peace for others who may walk this path. Thank you for your belief in this cause …
December 23, 2014
Final supporters
Things couldn't get worse for a family in Salford who lost a family member in a fatal car accident in Wales. David Broome age 26 was sadly taken away on 22-10-2014 leaving behind 3 gorgeous children. On the 27-10-2014 David's girlfriend Sarah Dixon went to register their 6 week old daughter Shenayah Broome along with David's Mam. They were told they couldn't have David's name put on the birth certificate as the law states the father has to be present and sign that the child is his if the couple are not married. They were sent away with a form and told to get DNA evidence to prove the child was David and take the evidence with the form to court. The DNA had to be obtained via a court appointed testing service. The nearest one is Warrington and the test will cost £700 plus the court fees. Paying for a funeral is hard enough with money people haven't got.
We feel this is appalling and something needs to be done about this so please can we get as many signatures possible to help this poor family who are going through enough as it is.
What is even more mystifying is that Lesbian couples who conceive via IVF are allowed both the birth mother and the partners name on the birth certificate when they are obviously not the father yet in the case of David his girlfriends name and honour is questioned when he is clearly the biological father.
Petition to change the law that dead fathers are recognised on birth certificate for all legal purposes by the mother and/or family of deceased swearing an affadavit or evidence from maternity notes.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
November 25, 2014
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 6, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
November 3, 2014
November 1, 2014
Watching this signature count climb toward one hundred serves as a quiet reminder that many people recognize the unfairness of this situation. If each person reading this could pass the link to a few others, we might reach the threshold required to force a serious conversation about these outdated rules.
1,129 Comments
I think exceptional and tragic circumstances like this should be waived. Isn't it enough that this poor family have to mourn the loss let alone pay out a horrendous amount of cash out. Something had to be done to avoid more unnecessary pain
My husbands god-daughter lost her partner suddenly just before their baby was born and just weeks before they were due to be married. Not being able to give her son his fathers name is an awful injustice to an already heartbreaking situation. Please change the law.
My partner died when I was 14 weeks pregnant and had exactly the same problem! it's a bad enough experience loosing your partner but to have this on top was horrendous!! My son has a double barrelled surname because I unfortunately can't afford the fee's to have a dna test!!
I think the child deserves his fathers name there should be no question asked . My father died before I was born and I have his sir name and now in married I kept it to carry his name on . Let this child have his fathers name .
David was my brother and right now officially he isn't recognised as his youngest child's father, why should we have to.pay anything when ywe didn't enact the law? as if losing one of our most beloved family members haven't.we.been through enough?
I believe this young woman should have the right to put David Broome's name on the birth certificate and the law should be chanaged to reflect this. If a mother believes a man is the father of her child and that man has died then she should not have to meet the costs to prove he is the father. The government should cover any costs.
Praying you are able to have her fathers name on the birth certificate
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The law has been changed to ensure that families in our position will no longer face the indignity of proving parenthood after a tragedy. This outcome honors David and provides a necessary measure of peace for others who may walk this path. Thank you for your belief in this cause …
December 23, 2014
Final supporters
Things couldn't get worse for a family in Salford who lost a family member in a fatal car accident in Wales. David Broome age 26 was sadly taken away on 22-10-2014 leaving behind 3 gorgeous children. On the 27-10-2014 David's girlfriend Sarah Dixon went to register their 6 week old daughter Shenayah Broome along with David's Mam. They were told they couldn't have David's name put on the birth certificate as the law states the father has to be present and sign that the child is his if the couple are not married. They were sent away with a form and told to get DNA evidence to prove the child was David and take the evidence with the form to court. The DNA had to be obtained via a court appointed testing service. The nearest one is Warrington and the test will cost £700 plus the court fees. Paying for a funeral is hard enough with money people haven't got.
We feel this is appalling and something needs to be done about this so please can we get as many signatures possible to help this poor family who are going through enough as it is.
What is even more mystifying is that Lesbian couples who conceive via IVF are allowed both the birth mother and the partners name on the birth certificate when they are obviously not the father yet in the case of David his girlfriends name and honour is questioned when he is clearly the biological father.
Petition to change the law that dead fathers are recognised on birth certificate for all legal purposes by the mother and/or family of deceased swearing an affadavit or evidence from maternity notes.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
November 25, 2014
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 6, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
November 3, 2014
November 1, 2014
Watching this signature count climb toward one hundred serves as a quiet reminder that many people recognize the unfairness of this situation. If each person reading this could pass the link to a few others, we might reach the threshold required to force a serious conversation about these outdated rules.
1,129 Comments
David Broome was a good man, one of my mates from when we was growing up and always will be, the way him, his family and his little daughter are being treated is a joke, this needs sorting out ASAP, why should his daughter not be allowed his name just because he passes away
I think exceptional and tragic circumstances like this should be waived. Isn't it enough that this poor family have to mourn the loss let alone pay out a horrendous amount of cash out. Something had to be done to avoid more unnecessary pain
My husbands god-daughter lost her partner suddenly just before their baby was born and just weeks before they were due to be married. Not being able to give her son his fathers name is an awful injustice to an already heartbreaking situation. Please change the law.
My partner died when I was 14 weeks pregnant and had exactly the same problem! it's a bad enough experience loosing your partner but to have this on top was horrendous!! My son has a double barrelled surname because I unfortunately can't afford the fee's to have a dna test!!
I think the child deserves his fathers name there should be no question asked . My father died before I was born and I have his sir name and now in married I kept it to carry his name on . Let this child have his fathers name .
David was my brother and right now officially he isn't recognised as his youngest child's father, why should we have to.pay anything when ywe didn't enact the law? as if losing one of our most beloved family members haven't.we.been through enough?
I believe this young woman should have the right to put David Broome's name on the birth certificate and the law should be chanaged to reflect this. If a mother believes a man is the father of her child and that man has died then she should not have to meet the costs to prove he is the father. The government should cover any costs.
Praying you are able to have her fathers name on the birth certificate
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David Broome was a good man, one of my mates from when we was growing up and always will be, the way him, his family and his little daughter are being treated is a joke, this needs sorting out ASAP, why should his daughter not be allowed his name just because he passes away