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Petition · past parliament

Give father's the same rights to his child as the mum

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

So when you have a child if not married the father has little to no rights to his child unless he goes to court which the father has to pay which is roughly £6000 it takes two to make the child so both parents should have equal rights

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Automatic equal rights and shared custody for fathers

Timeline

26 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
3 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Dec 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.