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by closewith 948 days ago
That depends on where you live. In some places parental rights are linked to marriage.
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You have parental rights even without marriage, in America and the western world.
No, that's not true. As I said, that depends on where you live. For example, in Ireland, for children born outside of marriage, only the mother has an automatic right to guardianship. The same is true in the UK unless the father is added to the birth certificate. The same is true in most US States - no automatic parental rights without marriage.