If you share parental responsibility for your child with someone else, such as your former partner, you may need to…
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Where parents are separating, there can often be disagreement as to the custody or contact arrangements for their children. In…
A child arrangement order is a court order stipulating who has primary care of the child(ren), and the nature of…
The role of a grandparent has become increasingly important in modern family life. When a family dispute comes in the way…
If you have serious concerns about decisions being made in relation to your child’s upbringing, you may be able to…
There are a number of factors to take into consideration when determining who will get custody of a child in…
In this guide for parents, we explain the law on child custody and how to deal with child arrangements and…
Parental rights for fathers are determined largely by whether the individual has ‘parental responsibility’. Parental responsibility is not always an…
Turning 16 means you attain some new rights against your parents and that you now get to have a say…
If you’re a separated parent, do you know if you can you take your child on holiday and do you…
When there have been instances of domestic violence, this further complicates the issue of child custody between separating parents. It…
Joint custody, or joint residency as it is referred to in the UK Children’s Act 1989, is a legal decision…
A breach of a child arrangements order is where one party has failed to comply with a condition specified in…
There are a number of reasons why you may seek a paternity test, from a dispute over child maintenance to…
While a child arrangement order is most commonly sought by one or both parents following a separation, there may be…
Understanding what parental responsibility means and how to obtain a Parental Responsibility Order can be the first step in ensuring…
Disputes can arise when separated parents disagree on what is best for their child, which is why it’s important to…
Custody is now known as residence and refers to the arrangements as to where the child will live for some…
10 minute read Last updated 16th August 2019 Can a Mother Stop a Father From Seeing Their Child? The welfare…
The framework for assessing, collecting and enforcing child maintenance payments is set out in the Child Support Act 1991. Under…