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Same-sex parent named on birth certificate not automatically a legal parent, judge rules

The case, Re X (female partner non-acquisition of parental responsibility), involved a […]

Same-sex parent named on birth certificate not automatically a legal parent, judge rules

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A family court judge has ruled that a woman who was named as a parent on a child's birth certificate did not automatically acquire legal parental responsibility, meaning she cannot currently apply for a...

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The case, Re X (female partner non-acquisition of parental responsibility), involved a […] A family court judge has ruled that a woman who was named as a parent on a child's birth certificate did not automatically acquire legal parental responsibility, meaning she cannot currently apply for a child arrangements order without first getting the court's permission.

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A family court judge has ruled that a woman who was named as a parent on a child's birth certificate did not automatically acquire legal parental responsibility, meaning she cannot currently apply for a child arrangements order without first getting the court's permission.

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