The father has to sign to agree too! If he doesn't, he doesn't get parental responsibility (PR).
It's actually a pretty sensible system. The mother doesn't lose anything if she doesn't want to put someone's name on the birth certificate. Unless of course she wants the father to have PR but not be named on the birth certificate - which is a bit of a daft thing to want, but I'd guess they could still make a PR agreement and get it registered.
The CSA don't care much about PR or not - a father who wants nothing to do with the child is still liable for maintenance.
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Date: 2003-12-11 04:16 am (UTC)It's actually a pretty sensible system. The mother doesn't lose anything if she doesn't want to put someone's name on the birth certificate. Unless of course she wants the father to have PR but not be named on the birth certificate - which is a bit of a daft thing to want, but I'd guess they could still make a PR agreement and get it registered.
The CSA don't care much about PR or not - a father who wants nothing to do with the child is still liable for maintenance.