Importance of Responsible Parenthood

The paternity It supposes, above all, a relationship where one person assumes the role of father of another, and where a series of relationships is also established. obligations from one side to another: the "paternal" part has certain obligations towards her child but also certain rights, and Conversely, the "son" part has certain obligations as a son -to her father- and certain rights.

This is so as long as it is a legally recognized paternity, since otherwise, those obligations may not be fulfilled and the rights are not recognized. In this case, it is not a question of responsible paternity, beyond the fact that between one person and another there is a biologically valid bond.

When both parties recognize and fulfill their rights and enforce their obligations, speaks that paternity is responsible. For example, from paternity duties are assumed such as protect the son, to ensure their survival and financial support by not working (at least up to the age of eighteen, as established by law),

In the case of rights, some of them are (among many others) receive family allowances included in the labor salary, to Have health coverage and medical assistance for the familyand in particular for your son, which is what concerns us here (if he is a worker, although also if he is not, the public or state system must ensure it), to answer for her son and defend him in cases of problems with authority or security forces.

Many times we see cases in which the child (whether a child or adolescent, but always under eighteen years old), does not live with his mother and father, because they do not live together or do not have a sentimental bond, they are not couple. In these cases, Most of the time, the establishment of rights and duties is carried out before a legal adviser or lawyer, who sets the rules for a fair, responsible and "healthy" relationship for all parties involved. In these cases, it is very common that it is necessary to establish amounts of "food quota" (in relation to the amount of the father's salary), visitation regimes (how many and what days the boy or adolescent will be or will visit his father, among others.