Fathers no longer forced to pay for attending births under court ruling

Fathers no longer have to pay for simply being present at the birth of children in the Czech Republic, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court. Hospitals will only be able to charge for “above-standard” conditions if a father or other person close to the mother attends the birth. The court considered the matter after a hospital in Chomutov charged a man CZK 500 crowns for attending his child’s birth.

Author: Ian Willoughby