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You cannot determine child's name, court tells woman, grants father rights

When a man tried to grab his ten-year-old girl from her relatives outside the Tononoka Childrens Court April 23, 2015 in a child custody case. [File, Standard]

Imagine raising, guiding and providing for another man’s child, yet she does not carry your name.

Now imagine seeing your daughter only two weekends a month for a few hours, your name appearing on her birth certificate, while her stepfather shoulders the day-to-day responsibility of raising her.

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