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Quarter of children performing poorly due to problems at home, study finds.
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Researchers found children were likely to have educational development impaired if families had multiple social issues.
More than a quarter of children in the UK are not reaching their potential at school because of poor living conditions and unwell parents, a study has found.
Government backs 'shared parenting' legislation after separation.
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Ministers dismiss advice of independent report on access to children that warned of fallout from similar law in Australia.
Fathers and mothers should be entitled to a legally binding "presumption of shared parenting" after separation, the government has announced, rejecting advice by an independent review on family justice.
Dogs cause three family arguments every week.
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The average dog causes three family rows a week - as owners argue over where it can sleep and who should take it for walks, a survey has found.
Britain has two million single parent families.
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There are now nearly two million single parent families in Britain, official figures revealed yesterday.
The vast majority are headed by a mother, meaning that millions of children are being raised in households where there is no father.
The figures, from the Office for National Statistics, showed that more than one in four families – 26 per cent – are now led by a single parent.
Divorced mums and dads could get legal right to see their children.
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Divorced parents will be given a legal right to see their children under plans being drawn up by ministers.
Courts will be put under a legal duty to ensure that both fathers and mothers are given access to children in divorce settlements.
Parents who refuse to accept the orders will be in contempt of court and risk serious penalties or even jail. The news will give hope to campaign groups who have argued for years that the role of fathers in bringing up their children should be enshrined in law.
