13.—(1) The Child Support Act 1991(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 26(2), in Case A1, for paragraph (b) (not including the final “and”) substitute—
“(b)the Secretary of State is satisfied that the alleged parent is a man who was married to, or the civil partner of, the child’s mother at some time in the period beginning with the conception and ending with the birth of the child;”.
(3) In section 32L(5)(2), after “marriage” insert “or formation of civil partnership”.
(4) In Schedule 1, in paragraph 10C(5)(b), at the end insert “or civil partners”.
1991 c. 48. In section 26(2), Case A1 was inserted by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), section 15(1); and amended by S.I. 2012/2007.
Section 32L was added by the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), section 24.