Parental responsibility: Spot the difference

Hall Brown | Family Law Journal | October 2022 #217
Jodi Ford and Rachel Cocker question the rationale behind the different legislative approaches to parental responsibility for unmarried fathers While the granting of parental responsibility can be an emotive topic, it is, more often than not, a positive reflection of a parent’s involvement in the child’s life and merely endorses in law an existing relationship …

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Parental Responsibility: In the extreme

Child Law Partnership | Family Law Journal | November 2016 #161
Rita Veitch presents an overview of the basis on which the court may terminate the parental responsibility of an unmarried father ‘The main considerations when looking at an application for parental responsibility are the degree of commitment and evidence of attachment, and therefore the same factors should be considered when looking at an application to …

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Parental Responsibility: Closing the door

Rayden Solicitors | Family Law Journal | September 2013 #129
Rebecca Harling analyses a rare application to terminate a father’s parental responsibility ‘The main issue for Baker J to consider was if the circumstances of the case justified the termination of the father’s parental responsibility and if termination would be in breach of his article 8 and 14 rights under the European Convention on Human …

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