Unmarried fathers get a raw deal

Friday, November 05, 2010

FRANCISTOWN: In many instances nowadays, we see a lot of women getting married with children from previous relationships, and this seems to invade the rights of the biological fathers over their children.

Many biological fathers decry that when these women get married to other men, the relationship between them and their children suffers, regardless of whether they have been supporting the children and have developed strong bonds with each other.

People say the main reason women get married to people who are not the biological fathers of their children is instability in today's relationships, which they characterise as unreliable and untrustworthy.

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Unmarried fathers get a raw deal

FRANCISTOWN: In many instances nowadays, we see a lot of women getting married with children from previous relationships, and this seems to invade the rights of the biological fathers over their children.