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Parental Responsibility NOT a right.

Submitted on Monday 17th September 2012

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Parental Responsibility NOT a right.

Additional Information

When a relationship breaks down often both parents are awarded equal Parental Responsibility (P.R.). I feel that this P.R should be conditional.

If over a prolonged period of time EITHER of the parents shirks their responsibility, the responsible parent should then have the right, and support, to take the irresponsible parent to court.

If evidence can be produced showing that the irresponsible parent has not engaged with the child's school, G.P, consultants or other care givers then the courts should then have the power to give the responsible parent 100% P.R.

I feel it is important for children to have contact with both parents and in NO WAY should the above have any effect on any contact arrangements in place.

BUT, I feel that it is not right, or beneficial to the child in question, for a parent to be able to make important decisions about education, extra support and medical treatment if they have not taken any interest in these areas.


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