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Unmarried fathers and their children - has the law got it right?
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Anna Pope CPE FAMILY LAW Unmarried fathers and their children - has the law got it right? Traditionally it was accepted that wives and children were of a secondary status to the husband, although the husband and wife in theory owed joint obligations to each other. The fact that the father was perceived as more of a supreme figure in the family, the power conferred on him meant that the obligations went more or less one way. Legitimate children were subject to the commands of their father, while the mother had no legal rights to interfere. Although this may have been the traditional view, it definitely appears somewhat dated. Due to female liberation during the 19th and 20th centuries, the position of women within the family has improved considerably. The legal rights of women have become in line with those of men (as married fathers), and have even become to be in...
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