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A guardian of a child has a duty to maintain and properly care for the child and has the right to make decisions on all the major matters affecting the upbringing of the child, e.g. choice of school, medical treatment, adoption, religious matters, decisions about leaving the country etc.

This section focuses on the rights and processes of unmarried parents and provides resources for which to find further information relating to: guardianship, access and custody, registering a birth, establishing paternity, and children's maintenance. It also looks at the rights of unmarried fathers and answers a wide range of questions they may have.