Re Gibb - [1984] 1 NZLR 708

Infants and children — Paternity — Proof of paternity — Standard of proof — Whether plaintiff had proved that she was the daughter of the testatrix's son — Status of Children Act 1969, s 10.

Wills — Interpretation — Claim by illegitimate daughter of testatrix's son — Whether in 1956 the words "child or children" included an illegitimate child — Whether son's illegitimate daughter could claim an interest as a beneficiary under the grandmother's will — Testatrix's son was the subject of a reception order under the Mental Health Act 1911 - Whether grand-daughter was entitled to claim under the Family Protection Act 1955.