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

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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29 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 29 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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