What is Child Maintenance?
If you have separated from your partner, you may have concerns about who is now financially responsible for the every day living costs of your child (or children). This guide will help you to understand the question of ‘What is child maintenance?’ – and the options that are available to you to ensure that your […]
Who Gets Child Tax Credits in Shared Custody?
3 minute read Last updated: 11th August 2019 The question of who gets child tax credits in a shared custody arrangement can be complicated since only one person can claim child tax credit for any one child. Both parents may feel they would benefit from receiving child tax credit and on the basis of a […]
What is Child Support?
Child support, also known as child maintenance, is the regular, ongoing financial contribution made by one parent to another in support of the everyday living costs of their child or children. Following the breakdown of a relationship, both parents are, subject to their financial circumstances, expected to contribute to the costs of raising their child […]
Fathers Rights
When going through a separation which involves children, fathers are often unsure of their rights in terms of contact and access to their children. Under UK law, a parent’s rights regarding their children are determined largely by whether or not they have parental responsibility. Although parental responsibility alone does not guarantee a fathers’ right to […]
What is Parental Responsibility?
Understanding your rights in relation to parental responsibility is the first step in ensuring you are involved in making important decisions in your child’s upbringing relating to their health, welfare and education. We look at the current law on parental responsibility and how to acquire parental responsibility in circumstances where there is no automatic entitlement. […]