Editing Father (section)

==Paternal rights==
[[File:Stockholm pedestrian sign father and daughter.jpg|thumb|Stockholm pedestrian sign father and daughter]]
The [[paternity (law)|paternity]] rights of a father with regard to his children differ widely from country to country, often reflecting the level of involvement and roles expected by that society.

Unlike [[motherhood]], fatherhood is not mentioned in [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]].<ref>Berween M. International bills of human rights: an Islamic critique // The International Journal of Human Rights. – 2003. – V. 7. – №. 4. – p. 129-142.</ref>

;Paternity leave
[[Parental leave]] is when a father takes time off to support his newly born or adopted baby.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.babycenter.com/0_paternity-leave-what-are-the-options-for-dads_8258.bc |title=What is paternity leave? |access-date=2016-05-06 |archive-date=2020-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614025903/https://www.babycenter.com/0_paternity-leave-what-are-the-options-for-dads_8258.bc |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Paid paternity leave first began in [[Sweden]] in 1976, and is paid in more than half of [[European Union]] countries.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/04/18/mapped-paid-paternity-leave-across-the-euwhich-countries-are-the/ Mapped: Paid paternity leave across the EU...which countries are the most generous?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124023905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/04/18/mapped-paid-paternity-leave-across-the-euwhich-countries-are-the/ |date=2017-11-24 }} Published by The Telegraph, 18 April 2016</ref> In the case of male same-sex couples the law often makes no provision for either one or both fathers to take paternity leave.

;Child custody
[[Fathers' rights movement]]s, such as [[Fathers 4 Justice]], argue that family courts are biased against fathers.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489547/Fathers-4-Justice-take-their-fight-for-rights-across-the-Atlantic.html Fathers 4 Justice take their fight for rights across the Atlantic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210125319/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489547/Fathers-4-Justice-take-their-fight-for-rights-across-the-Atlantic.html |date=2018-12-10 }} Published by The Telegraph, 8 May 2005</ref>

;Child support
[[Child support]] is an ongoing periodic payment made by one parent to the other; it is normally paid by the parent who does not have custody.

;Paternity fraud
An estimated 2% of British fathers experiences [[paternity fraud]] during a [[non-paternity event]], bringing up a child they wrongly believe to be their biological [[offspring]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/fatherhood/one-in-50-british-fathers-unknowingly-raise-another-mans-child/ One in 50 British fathers unknowingly raises another man's child] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321000810/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/one-in-50-british-fathers-unknowingly-raise-another-mans-child/ |date=2019-03-21 }} Published by The Telegraph, April 6, 2016</ref>