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Closed Automatically grant all UK parents joint custody of their children upon birth

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Update and define our parental responsibility 'laws' to reflect today's social climate. Currently, it is estimated that 40% of all children born in the UK arrive here via unmarried parents. Fathers must be granted equal rights and status to their children on a 50/50 basis, regardless of status

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