Part I. Introduction: 1. Law, parenthood and society; 2. Perspectives on the rights and duties of parenthood; Part II. Parentage: 3. Automatic parental status; 4. Ascribed parental status and the child's identity; 5. Unmarried fathers, former parents and non-parents; Part III. Private Law: Parental Responsibility: 6. Issues and influences; 7. Dual parenting: anticipation and actuality; 8. Separated parents (1): caring. Separated parents (2): paying; Part IV. Parents and the State: 9. State support for parents; 10. Educative duties; 11. Protecting children through support and partnership; 12. Compulsory intervention to protect children; 13. Children in the public care; Part V. Law and Parenthood in Litigation: 14. Outside court proceedings; 15. Court proceedings; Part VI. Conclusion: 16. From nature to nurture.
