Parental Responsibility
The law changed on December 1st 2003 to make it easier for unmarried fathers to get equal parental responsibility.
The child's mother (and father if they are married) automatically have parental responsibility. Where the parents are not married to each other, the father acquires parental responsibility if he attends the registration with the mother to have his name recorded in the child's registration record.
A father can also obtain parental responsibility by later marrying the child's mother, by making a parental responsibility agreement with her or by obtaining a court order.
Last Modified:
27/06/2007 13:47:09
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