Parental Responsibility

What is parental responsibility?

What does parental responsibility mean in practical terms?

Who has parental responsibility?

Do I have responsibilities without having parental responsibility?

Can parental responsibility be transferred?

How can unmarried fathers obtain parental responsibility?

What does the change in the law mean to me?

Consent for the father to be on the birth certificate

Father's consent for name on the birth certificate

What happens if neither parent can register the birth?

What is a parental responsibility agreement?

What is a parental responsibility order?

How do I get a parental responsibility order?

Can the mother oppose a parental responsibility order?

Amending the Register

Can people other than parents acquire parental responsibility?

When does parental responsibility terminate?

Do people with parental responsibility have to agree?

What if parents cannot agree on a major decision about the child?

Can a young person make their own decisions?

Can I change my child's surname?

Can I take my child abroad?

Do grandparents have special parental rights?