Ireland: Birth cert move 'won't give dads new rights'

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2013-08-10 04:20

Article here. Excerpt:

'NEW laws that will demand unmarried fathers' names are included on their child's birth certificate will do little to protect their legal rights, campaigners have claimed.

Government plans, approved today, will ensure for the first time that both parents' names must be registered.

But Eamonn Quinn, of campaign group Unmarried and Separated Parents of Ireland, said the move does not go far enough because they fail to guarantee an unmarried man guardianship or access rights.

"Getting the name on the birth certificate doesn't give a father automatic rights," Mr Quinn said.'

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... is the right to pay child support. Same 'right' you had before: pay for her decision to have a baby.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2013-08-10 13:46