Editing Single parent (section)

=== India ===
The [[Supreme Court of India]] and various [[High courts of India|High Courts of India]] have recognized the rights of single mothers to give birth and raise children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Single mothers in India not compelled to disclose father's identity: Supreme Court {{!}} DW {{!}} 07.07.2015 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/single-mothers-in-india-not-compelled-to-disclose-fathers-identity-supreme-court/a-18565929 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Aruna |date=2021-09-14 |title=Need to understand the rights of a single mother by choice. |url=https://www.legalbay.co.in/post/need-to-understand-the-rights-of-a-single-mother-by-choice |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=Legal Bay |language=en}}</ref> The [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]], has declared in a case argued by Advocate Aruna A. that, the birth registration authorities cannot insist on the details of the father for registration of birth of a child born to a single mother, conceived through [[In vitro fertilisation|IVF]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2021 |title=No need for single mother conceiving via IVF to give father's name on birth certificate: Kerala HC |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/aug/16/no-need-for-single-mother-conceiving-via-ivf-to-give-fathers-name-on-birth-certificate-kerala-hc-2345439.html |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 17, 2021 |title=Asking sperm donor's name violates right to privacy, says Kerala high court {{!}} Kochi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/asking-sperm-donors-name-violates-right-to-privacy-says-kerala-high-court/articleshow/85389241.cms |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en |agency=TNN}}</ref> The [[Delhi High Court]] has held that "mother’s name is sufficient in certain cases like the present one to apply for passport, especially as a single woman can be a natural guardian and also a parent".<ref>{{Cite web |last=SCC Online |first=SCC Times |date=20 May 2016 |title=Requirement of father's name of applicant not mandatory for issuing passport, mother's name sufficient... |url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2016/05/20/requirement-of-fathers-name-of-applicant-not-mandatory-for-issuing-passport-mothers-name-sufficient/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=SCC Online}}</ref> Considering these socio-legal transformations, a study suggested that despite facing numerous challenges, single mothers who are raising their children with little support from the families, society or state are challenging the dominant male breadwinner and provider model while redefining the heteronormative model of parenting.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nigam |first=Shalu |title=Single Mothers, Patriarchy and Citizenship in India: Rethinking Lone Motherhood through the Lens of Socio-legal and Policy Framework |date=18 February 2024 |publisher=We the People Network, Delhi |isbn=9798879683103 |location=India}}</ref>