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Parental Rights
Parental Responsibility
Biological parents
The biological mother of a child, and the biological father if married to the mother at the time of birth, automatically gain parental responsibility. Since 1 December 2003, a non-married father registered on the child’s birth certificate will also automatically gain parental responsibility. Otherwise a non-married father can only obtain parental responsibility by agreement with the mother, or a court order.