There is a quite increasing number of fathers abandoning their families, leaving the sole responsibilities of the mothers alone, this is a worldwide problem, but quite rampant in the less developed countries. Census carried out in some countries has shown that the number of families headed by mothers is increasing at an alarming rate, for instance, in Costa Rica, the numbers of children not recognized by their dad increased from 21.1 per cent in 2016 to 30.4 per cent, this is worrisome and the trend is on the increase by the day.

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