Parental Responsibility
Parental Responsibility Questions and Answers
What is parental responsibility?
What is parental responsibility?
Parental responsibility is defined in section 3(1) Children Act 1989 as being:
"all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property".
The term parental responsibility attempts to focus on the parent’s duties towards their child rather than the parent’s rights over their child.
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