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Family Law: The court's interpretation of parental responsibility for fathers focuses more on fathe
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Family Law: The court's interpretation of parental responsibility for fathers focuses more on fathe The notion that there is a conflict, for if we suggest a focus we suggest imbalance, between a fathers' rights and a child's needs this is only a recent phenomenon. Historically the fathers rights prevailed, here we speak only of married fathers, and it was not until this century that women began to reverse the imbalance of control. As mothers are often the primary carer then perhaps the child's needs are often entangled with those of the mother. However the law now seems now to place a greater emphasis on the children's needs hence the child's welfare is "...the court's paramount consideration". The idea that there is any conflict at all was questioned by Lord Frazer "...parental rights...do not exist for the benefit of the parents. They exist for the benefit of the child...". Eekelaar emphasises that...
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