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, or from 2 December 2019 civil partners of each other at the time of the child’s...
From: [insert full previous name of the person executing the deed] To: [insert full new name of the person executing the deed] This change of name Deed is made the...
From: [insert child's previous forename and surname] To: [insert child's new forename and surname] This change of name Deed is made the [insert date and month] 20[insert...
Children's surnames at registration A child's birth must be registered within 42 days of birth. It is the duty of the mother and father of the child to register the...
This document provides general guidance regarding changing a child’s name. Your family lawyer will be able to provide specific advice based on your circumstances. Who can...
Sharing parental responsibility More than one person may have parental responsibility for the same child at the same time. A parent does not cease to have parental...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in England and Wales...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners considering which courts have jurisdiction to...
Dear [client name] Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) Court rules require that before making an application to issue certain kinds of family proceedings...
This document provides general guidance regarding parental responsibility for a child. Your family lawyer will be able to provide specific advice based on your...
This Practice Note provides an introduction to private children proceedings in Scotland, including as to parental responsibilities and rights and how they may be...
Non-court dispute resolution—mediation information and assessment meetings (MIAMs) CFA 2014, s 10 provides that from 22 April 2014 attendance at a family mediation...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners, inter alia, when considering which courts...
Definition Parental responsibility is concerned with the care and upbringing of a child until they grow up. Under the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) parental responsibility...