Who has parental responsibility? At birth • where the parents were married to each other at the time of the child's birth, they each have parental responsibility...
Step-parents Since 30 December 2005 a step-parent who is married to or the civil partner of a parent of a child who has parental responsibility may apply for an order for...
Who has parental responsibility? At birth • where the parents were married to each other at the time of the child's birth, they each have parental responsibility...
Child arrangements orders Since 22 April 2014, when section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) came into effect, the terms 'residence' and 'contact' have...
Acquisition of parental responsibility by step-parents A step-parent who wishes to acquire parental responsibility for a step-child with whom they are living may do so...
Circumstances in which a special guardianship order may be made The court may make a special guardianship order (SGO): • as the result of a free-standing application by...
Introduction In addition to periodical payments orders, the court may also make capital orders under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989). Such orders are most...
Children's surnames at registration A child's birth must be registered within 42 days of birth.BDRA 1953, s 2 The surname entered on the register is the...
Child arrangements and contact orders—domestic abuse and harm A substituted Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), FPR 2010, PD 12J (Child Arrangements and Contact...
Child arrangements orders Since 22 April 2014, when section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) came into effect, the terms 'residence' and 'contact' have...
Child arrangements orders providing for a child to live with two or more persons Since 22 April 2014 residence and contact orders have been replaced by child arrangement...
Child arrangements orders Since 22 April 2014, when section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) came into effect, the terms 'residence' and 'contact' have...
Child arrangements orders—regulating living arrangements Since 22 April 2014, when section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) came into effect, the terms...
Family proceedings are governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955. The rules in respect of private law proceedings relating to...
This Practice Note is impacted by the decision of the UK on 23 June 2016 to leave the EU. This has implications for practitioners considering which courts have...
The welfare of more than one child In situations where the welfare of two children who have conflicting interests is inextricably linked, the court must decide whether...
