Parental Responsibility

Your need...
 

When parents separate, and particularly where the child lives for the majority of the time with one parent, the rights, duties and responsibilities of the other parent can become blurred. You will want to ensure that, regardless of living arrangements, you are involved in making the main parental decisions about your children, for example their name or consent to medical treatment.

How we can help...
 

If you were unmarried and your child was born before 2003, as a father you may not have parental responsibility. If your child was born after 2003 and your name is not on their birth certificate, as an unmarried father you may not have parental responsibility. You may be a step-parent and want to share parental responsibility with your partner. We can advise how to obtain parental responsibility.

Trust us...
 

We can help you obtain parental responsibility, either by a formal agreement or by making an application to the court.