Ms Paula Fagan:

The only problem that is arising are the lack of a legal pathway to get recognition. It is very practical stuff a lot of the time that people ring us about, for example, applying for a passport. A married couple who planned and have had a child together are going in to get a passport for the child. Whoever is the birth parent is forced to sign an affidavit saying they are a lone parent. That is very difficult. People are constantly ringing us saying it cannot be right. They are putting forward all their documentation-----