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Why can a mother be charged with child abandonment but not the father?

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by iwnit on May 24th, 2007
The father can also be charged. I found two examples:
"My husband an I were charged with child abondonment / endangerment charges" (Texas)
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http://chat.lawinfo.com/child_abandonment_endangerment-t7762/index.html?s=f118b720637d944a91458cd5e0ed2649&

"Abandonment: Legal term describing the failure of a non-custodial parent to provide support to his or her children according to the terms approved by a court of law."
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http://www.bookrags.com/Child_abandonment
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