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Parental rights and responsibilities in law

Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsCornock M
JournalNursing Children and Young People
Volume23
Issue9
Pagination23-24
ISBN Number2046-2336
Keywordslaw; parental responsibility; rights; welfare
URLhttp://oro.open.ac.uk/31499/

Abstract

The term parental responsibility is used frequently in the health and social care of children but it is not always fully understood. This article discusses the legal significance of the term, addresses what it means, who has parental responsibility, how they obtain it, and what rights and obligations this places on them.