... locates the obligation to care for children with the parents not with the state."3 However, a much easier task is to look at who has PR in relation to Dean, Eva and Grant as the situation presently stands. As Herring identifies this issue is a much more important one than 'who is the parent?' However, and he is quick to add, that due to the CA 1989, "'who is the parent?' and 'who has parental responsibility?' are actually linked questions."4 Looking at the latter question first, Section 2 (1) CA 1989 provides that where a child's mother and father were married to each other at the time of birth they shall each have PR for their child. PR is automatic for mothers and Belle would have this responsibility even though she was unmarried or even divorced from Alistair. In the absence of any marriage particulars between them or indeed Alistair ...

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