Assumption: "Parental responsibility means who has the child or who is the guardian."

Court Reality

Parental responsibility includes legal rights and duties concerning significant decisions in a child's life, such as education and medical care. It generally does not relate to physical living arrangements. Often, both parents have parental responsibility even if the child primarily resides with one, with mothers frequently acquiring it automatically and married fathers typically obtaining it as well. Unmarried fathers may gain it by being named on the birth certificate or through a court order.

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