Who the parties areE+W
13.3.—(1) An application for a parental order may be made by such of the following who satisfy the conditions set out in section 54(1) of the 2008 Act—
(a)a husband and wife;
(b)civil partners of each other; or
(c)two persons who are living as partners in an enduring family relationship and are not within the prohibited degrees of relationship in relation to each other.
(2) The respondents to an application for a parental order are—
(a)the woman who carried the child;
(b)the other parent (if any);
(c)any person in whose favour there is provision for contact; and
(d)any other person or body with parental responsibility for the child at the date of the application.
(3) The court will direct that a person with parental responsibility for the child be made a party to proceedings where that person requests to be one.
(4) The court may at any time direct that—
(a)any other person or body be made a respondent to the proceedings; or
(b)a respondent be removed from the proceedings.
(5) If the court makes a direction for the addition or removal of a party, it may give consequential directions about—
(a)serving a copy of the application form on any new respondent;
(b)serving relevant documents on the new party; and
(c)the management of the proceedings.