Treoir welcomes new children's bill

A group that represents unmarried parents has welcomed the new Child and Family Relationships Bill - but says it does not improve the rights of unmarried fathers who don't live with the mother.

Treoir welcomes new children's bill

A group that represents unmarried parents has welcomed the new Child and Family Relationships Bill - but says it does not improve the rights of unmarried fathers who don't live with the mother.

Treoir says the provisions are discriminatory because they require a father to have lived with the mother of his child for 12 months before he can apply for guardianship.

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