31Affected parties must consent to order

#### 31 Affected parties must consent to order 31 Affected parties must consent to order > > (1) Each of the affected parties must consent to the making of the parentage order. > > > > Note. > > > > Consent is defined to mean informed consent freely and voluntarily given by a person with capacity to give the consent. > > > (2) The consent of a birth parent to the making of the parentage order is a mandatory precondition to the making of a parentage order unless the Court is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the birth parent has died or lost capacity to give consent, or > > > > > (b) the birth parent cannot be located after reasonable endeavours have been made to locate him or her. > > > (3) If the Court grants leave to an intended parent to make a sole application in respect of a surrogacy arrangement that involves 2 intended parents, it is not necessary to establish that the intended parent who is not a party to the application consents to the making of the parentage order.