Re P [2022] WTLR 251
Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Spring 2022 #186A mother, D, acting as litigation friend for her 11-year-old son, C, sought a declaration that the son’s father, P, was presumed to be dead. D and P were partners who cohabited and raised C together, but were never married nor in a civil partnership. In April 2011 P flew to South America with his friend G to enjoy a holiday. P kept in regular contact with D until his communications abruptly ceased while he was in Lima, Peru. P’s last known communication was a text message sent to D on 16 May 2011. G also ceased to communicate with his loved ones. Neither P nor G had been seen or heard fr...