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Nearly half of all children see parents divorce by 16

Nearly half of all children will go through the trauma of seeing their parents divorce before they are 16, according to a new report.

Getting facts right on fathers’ rights

In the article ‘Unmarried dads to be named on birth certs’ (Irish Independent, December 21), Dearbhail McDonald confuses certain aspects of family law by stating that “married parents are entitled to shared custody of their child as joint guardians and the mother of a non-marital child is entitled to sole custody if the father has not been made a guardian”.

Unmarried dads to be named on birth certs

UNMARRIED fathers will automatically have their names placed on their children’s birth certificates under laws proposed by the Government’s legal watchdog. The Law Reform Commission has proposed that all fathers, including unmarried fathers who currently have to apply to the courts to become legal guardians of their children, should have their names automatically registered.

European court bolsters fathers’ rights

The European Court of Human Rights granted a Nigerian man access to his children on Tuesday, overturning a series of German court rulings and potentially strengthening unmarried fathers’ rights.