title: Parental rights and responsibilities in law.
abstract: The term parental responsibility is used frequently in the health and social care of children but it is not always fully understood. This article discusses the legal significance of the term, addresses what it means, who has parental responsibility, how they obtain it, and what rights and obligations this places on them.
authors.affiliation: School of Law, the Open University. m.a.cornock@open.ac.uk
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cornock
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010290:Parents; D012941:Social Responsibility; D006113:United Kingdom