Teenage parents

In Uruguay, unmarried children under 18 cannot be registered as their child's parent. This rule does not apply to unmarried adults.

In some countries, minors who have children are prevented from acknowledging them solely because of their age. In Uruguay, article 235 of the Civil Code provides that unmarried children under 18 cannot be registered as their child's parent. Unmarried adults are not subject to the same law (Comité de los derechos del niño – Uruguay and Save the Children Sweden (2005) “Discrimination and Human Rights in Uruguay – The voice of children and adolescents”).

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