...Denial of automatic parental responsibilities and rights (PRRs) for non-marital fathers has become increasingly difficult to justify in recent years, as a result of changes in social and cultural attitudes. Studies reveal that 51.4% of children are now born outside wedlock. Consequently, statute has intervened throughout the years in an attempt to abolish the notion of the ‘illegitimate’ child and to ameliorate the rights of the unmarried father. In this essay, the writer will describe how a non-marital father can obtain PRRs with reference to recent legislation, discussing any obstacles they may face and consider the extent to which they are still discriminated against in Scots Law. The Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 came into force on 4 May 2006. This piece of legislation significantly improved the position of the non-marital father by amending the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 which details the legal mediums through which a parent can acquire PRRs. This legislative innovation provided that unmarried fathers can acquire full PRRs providing they register as the father under any of the UK’s Acts enabling registration of births, deaths and marriages as well as registering their paternity after the amendment came into force. However, the mother is not required to register but instead obtains PRRs automatically, which is arguably discriminatory in nature against a man who is the biological father of a child born to the woman, since the mother has no mirroring obligation and acquires...
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...baby be adopted by a married couple because they would be mature enough to handle taking care of the child. What are Alex’s rights? What is Elizabeth entitled to do in this situation and what would the possible outcome be in this case? DISCUSSION Over the past few decades, unmarried fathers have challenged the termination of parental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment in cases in which birth mothers like Elizabeth relinquished their children for adoption. In a case such as the above, courts would affirm the constitutional protection when the father (Alex) establishes a substantial relationship with his child. In this case, the existence of a biological link between the child and a putative father gives the father the chance to establish a substantial relationship with his child. Clearly Alex is committing to the responsibilities of parenthood, by attempting to be involved in the child’s upbringing. It is further noted in In re Tricia M., 74 Cal. App. 3d 125 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. 1977) “Cal. Civ. Code § 7001. The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent regardless of the marital status of the parties. The Act sets out the method of legally establishing the existence of a parent and child relationship. Cal. Civ. Code § 7003”. Clearly this defines Alex’s relationship with the unborn child and he has rights as to the welfare of the child. In re Tricia M goes on to say “In an adoption matter, an effort must be made to identify the...
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...Fathers Rights is a large movement which helps and advises its members in issues related to family law; mainly issues over child custody following divorces. This essay is a continuation of my first research essay which substantially outlined the issues under UK law, and how Fathers Rights are not ‘defined’’ instead Parental Rights are stated as “Parental Responsibility”. This research essay discusses Parental Responsibility in general, and how issues such as domestic violence, child abuse and child abduction are dealt with in the United Kingdom under legislation. It also evaluates how the judiciary deal with such situations in cases in family and criminal law. ‘Parental Responsibility’ is defined under the Childrens Act 1989 as “all the rights,...
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...A Father’s Intentions are What Matter A father should be there for his kids. It should be their job to understand, care, and love them. A father should make the best decisions for their child even if it means losing them. No matter the consequences, a father must do what they think is right. Mark Haddon’s the curious incident of the dog in the night-time follows Ed Boone and his 15-year-old son, Christopher John Francis Boone, who suffers from Asperger’s. Throughout the novel, Ed Boone is placed under a lot of stress; however he still tries to make the best decisions for his son. Ed Boone has lost his wife and is dealing with a son who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, all of which has put him under a lot of stress. However he still manages...
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...Bound for the Promised Land”, by A.E Watterson Eilean is a little girl with a mother and a father, and two big sisters. They are living in a small village, with a Kirk, where her father is a pastor. We don’t hear Eilean age at any time. But since she is a girl playing with the boys from her class, we can tell that she is about 7-10 years old. She is a girl that wants to decide things by herself, but can’t because her father is strict, and is the one in charge. In the beginning of the novel, Eilean is talking to the animals that live in the other side of the house. That’s a clear sign that Eilean is lonely. Back then the houses were split into two parts. About 2/3 was for the family, and the last part was stable. So that you shared the heat of the fire, with the animals in the winter, so your cow wouldn’t die because of the cold. Eileans relationship to her mother is fine, we don’t want to put that much energy into that. But her relationship to her father is special. Eilean wants to be independent, but her father “knows” what’s best for her and thereby forces her to do what he thinks is right. Which is also the reason for his action on page 2, line 54. “His right hand made a cracking noise as it met her cheekbone and she fell backwards. “Eilean MacLeod, you will do as I say if you know what is good for you.” Eilean wants to go play with her two friends (both boys), and tells her father, that she is the one who chooses her friends. Eileans...
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...their homes, proper nutrition’s, how to drive, hunt, fish, home maintenance, dating issues, discipline, and a host of other things that their children will face in their life as they grow into responsible adults. The responsibility of raising children begins immediately from the time they bring the child home on the first day. This is when the bonding of the child and parents begins. The mom of course is in need the most help during this time. The input from her mate is vital, as she is feeling the pain of the literal child bearing experience, and really needs the father to be right there to take care of her and the baby needs. There is a huge responsibility of making sure that the baby is fed, bathed, and changed, to cooking cleaning, and doing everything else that mom usually does to keep the home running but cannot be done as a result of the birth of the new baby. If the parents are not a couple, and the father is not able to step in to help, then he would...
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...Name: Neyza A. Mallorca Journal Entry no. 1 Course/Year: BEED-1 Date: February 16, 2015 ALAGWA Summary: An impoverished single parent, Robert Lim (Jericho Rosales) spends his free time with his young son Brian (Bugoy Cariño), whom he was mad for being responsible of the death of his wife during childbirth. One day Robert went to a mall with Brian for some father and son bonding time, Brian goes to the bathroom then mysteriously disappears. Robert, worried about his son’s disappearance, informs the police chief (Leo Martinez) that his son was abducted. Using evidence shown on camera disc recorded under surveillance, it shows a teenage kid talking to his son Brian. Enraged by this, Robert goes to a park in Quezon Avenue in search of the suspect and later witnesses him getting off a taxi. Robert enrages at the boy but he escapes. The next day, police recover a dead boy’s body with Robert thinking it was his son, but this turns out to be his son’s kidnapper’s body. Robert, becoming more furious, attempts to hunt down the man down responsible for his son’s disappearance. He then encounters a vigilante, and with his knowledge about the suspects of Brian’s kidnapping, pretends to help him by telling him that his son is now being transported to Hong-Kong. Robert soon discovers that Brian’s kidnapping is the result of human-trafficking...
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...Professor Swift Soc 35 Gay Donor, Gay Dad ? In our society today our family dynamic has changed very much, and has come a long way. As of right now in 2012 we have the most diverse families such as ; two Moms, two Dads, One mother , one Father, father and mother, and interracial couples as well. In the article Gay donor, Gay Dad? It related a lot to what we were taught in class about aspects of families and the sociology of the family. Sociology of the family is the systematic study of a family, how they live? Who does the parenting? Who does household chores, occupations, and much more. In this article it talks about two same sex parents who are seeking a gay male to donate his sperm so they can raise a family. It relates a lot to what we were taught in class because we discussed in class about same sex marriages and relationships, and would it be difficult for the kid to be raised with two mommies or two daddies. In the article it also discusses who does the diaper changing and takes care of the kids most of the time. In class we spoke about parenting and sometimes there are women who are just single mothers and do all of the work, and vice versa with fathers. In our society today there are so many different aspects to what one may call a “family”, and by that I mean that one child who does have two mommies or two daddies, or just one may love it and be fine with the life we live. In our society today I think that...
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...argument. What people need to understand is that a father is just as important as the mother when it comes to raising a child. Should men be a loud the time off work to bond with their children? According to the article...
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...Breaking The Mold Don’t forget page numbers and header with last name on each page (Top Right Corner, not bottom) Tulio Barros You need an MLA header: Name Prof name Class description date In immigrant families, family traditions and the struggle for one’s independence re-shape the parent-child relationship. People who grow up in a country that is foreign to them often break family tradition as they grow to have different goals and standards than that of their parents. By breaking tradition and seeking their own goals, people form their own identity. Children who have immigrant parents will always have different goals and traditions than their parents? Maxine Hong Kingston, a Chinese-American, breaks her traditional mold by publishing a story that her mother told Maxine never to speak about to anyone, especially not her father. In No Name Woman quotes not italics Maxine’s mother opens the story by warning her “[y]ou must not tell anyone,” mother said, “what I am about to tell you. In China your father had a sister who killed herself. She jumped into the family well. We say your father has all brothers because it is as if she had never been born” (29). In Maxine’s family, the tradition her mother wants her to follow is that of not speaking about a tragedy that happened on the father’s side of the family. As demented as it is to tell a daughter what she just did, it is more traditionally important to her mother that Maxine not break the silence and speak...
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...in the whole country, was celebrating the birth of the new heir to the throne, he was confirmed Marc, and also the birth of heir to the throne of the kingdom ally, called Lucero. The king and queen invited all the kings of other kingdoms. But at the same time had given birth the wife of a farmer in Stone town, and had a beautiful girl called Aurora, but were worried because now he was the only one able to work because his wife had to care of the child and they were a very poor family. Twenty years later, was the birthday of Aurora, Marc and Lucero. Aurora's parents promised her that by the time she was twenty, they would have the money she need so she could go to study in one of the best schools in the kingdom. And at the same time the father of Marc was planning Marc’s marriage with Lucero. But Marc didn’t want to marry Lucero because he didn’t love her at all. A few days later, Aurora's parents gave her the money that she hoped, that both of her parents had to work very hard to have it all. The following Monday she went very happy to school and accidentally runs into Marc and fall all her books. He helps her to pick up the books and Lucero see that, which also was going to that school, and goes and asks Aurora: "You’re new?" And Aurora replied: "Yes, why?" And that's when Marc says: "Can I see the classes you have" And Aurora gives him the schedule, and Marc said with joy: "You have...
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...between the father and the boy and also include a characterisation of the boy. I will focus on the use of symbolism and the story’s main theme. The main character is an eight-year old boy. His mother and father are divorced. The boy lives with his mother and her new boyfriend Jim. He does not see his father very often. The boy is desperate for his father’s acknowledgement and is refusing to accept Jim as a replacement for his father. “”It’s a good one,” said Jim, pointedly approving, handing it back. “Yes,” said the boy, forcing himself to acknowledge Jim’s kindness and affirmation. But Jim is not dad.” (p. 8, ll. 33-35). The boy knows that Jim is only trying to be nice but does not believe anyone can do anything better than his dad. Jim is much more open and friendly towards the boy than his real father is but the boy can’t or will not see his father flaws. His mother does not believe the father will obtain to restore the broken relationship with his son. The boy’s knowledge of this only fuels his idolisation of his father. The father and the boy are not very close. They have not seen each other in four months prior to this camping trip. As much as they both want to be close, there is a distance between them. The father is first introduced as the man. The broken relationship as made them more as strangers than father and son. It is not until after we read about the flashback where the boy’s mother is talking about how she does not believe that the father can relate...
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...I believe that the overall theme of the passage and video was segregation, and I found both sources to be very interesting. In the passage, William and his father had to wait to get water because they were stopped by 2 white men. According to the passage, “They told him that he’d have to wait until all of the white people were finished.” This quote from the passage explains why William and his father had to wait to get water. During the time of segregation, black people were ranked a second class citizens. Therefore, William and his father were forced to wait in line to get water. When his father explained to the two white men that he would just come back the next day to fetch water, the two men didn’t let him leave. They told his father that he and William and are going to stay here and wait until all the good white people were finished....
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...tipped over to the female side and beyond. Was she influential? Her voice spoke of nothing but persuasion, her lips were as red as her enemies' blood - of course she had no enemies - and so she was pale. Alternately she had the correct answer every time, she may have not always been right, but she was never wrong. Her name was Avalanche, later on she was referred to as “she's coming”. To her dismay, her always right record was put to an abrupt ending, it was not a right decision she chose to do. “Avalanche, I am talking to you, listen!” Her father said, almost emotionless due to Avalanche draining all his powers. A sorceress. “You can either tell the world about my murder, or you can keep quiet, it won't matter because I will get caught anyway” Avalanche, stood there in silence. She had her brain thrown into a blender, and her heart made into a jumbled puzzle. Was it potentially possible to keep quiet about this? She would have committed the murder, if her dad had not, and so she couldn't admit it to the police. Just as much as she hated her father, she also detested thinking of becoming an orphan. It was a decision that she would've spent the time of the world on thinking of, but she didn't. Her father was hoping that she would help him plead his innocence, not that he was a policeman's victim. His victim was a woman, a woman he adorned in jewels, and gold and gave the world's possessions to, however neither him nor...
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...returns home frustrated. Father is reading the newspaper in the sitting room. Son: [in a demanding voice] Dad, I want a new car. Father seems not to have heard him. Son: Dad! [louder] Dad! I need a new car! father looks up nonchalantly from his newspaper Father: [In a calm voice] Didn't we have this conversation a week ago? Son: I know, dad. But I need a new car Father: What's wrong with the car you're using now? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Son: Well, this car is old and is having a lot of problems lately. Father: [unsurely] like what? mind to enlighten me about the problems? Son: It's like this old car just can't do the long distance travelling. I can't drive this car for the whole day knowing that it will break down anytime or anywhere. Dad, as u know I'm going down to Kuala Lumpur for my degree soon and I don't really think that I can use this car to travel back n forth from KL to Penang. Father: [still unsure] Just take the car to service and it'll be just fine after that. Son: [annoyed] Dad! come on. Do you think that a car is still in good condition if you keep taking it for services? Seriously Dad, put down your newspaper and start taking this issue seriously please. father puts down his newspaper and stares at son seriously. Father: [angrily] You can't expect me to believe whatever that you've said to be true just by listening to you right? May be all you want is just...
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