Parent's Rights
Understand parental rights regarding custody, decision-making authority, financial responsibilities, and legal protections for your relationship with your children.
Accessing Your Child's Medical Records: Your Rights
As a loving parent, there may be times when you wish to see your child's medical records. There are two different scenarios as to when this might occur: If y...
Adopting a Child
There would seem to be a common misconception that only a select few can adopt a child in the United Kingdom. Many consider the accepted criteria for adoptin...
Applying for Child Custody
Sadly, not every marriage can maintain a 'happy ever after', leading many couples to divorce. In the midst of a marital split, there may be children involved...
Changing a Child's Surname
Changing a child's surname is a common cause of conflict between parents, especially if they are separated, newly married to another partner or were not marr...
Child Support Act
In 1991, the government introduced the Child Support Bill which was designed to ensure that all parents who are liable to pay Child Support – otherwise kno...
Child Surrogacy and The Law
Child surrogacy is something of a grey area when it comes to what people know and what people believe they know about its legality. It is important for those...
Contact Orders & How They Affect Parents
When a separated or divorced couple cannot agree on the amount of contact that the parent not living with the child should have with their offspring, a conta...
Dismissal Because of Pregnancy?
If you have been dismissed from work, or have been treated unfairly because of your pregnancy, you may feel as though you have nowhere to turn. Although it m...
Family Proceedings Court
The Family Proceedings Court (FPC) is that part of the court service where hearings relating to family issues. This court is much like an ordinary court in t...
Flexible Working And The Law
Flexible working can take numerous forms, and includes job sharing, working part-time, working from home, ‘flexi-time’, working in shifts or compressing...
Paying Maintenance or Child Support
Many parents when they split from their partners find themselves paying maintenance or child support to help with the cost of bringing up their children. Thi...
Prohibited Steps Orders
A Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) is an order granted by the court in family cases which prevents either parent from carrying out certain events or making speci...
Single Parents' Rights
It is not uncommon these days to find parents bringing up children alone as a result of divorce or simply because the parent has no partner to speak of. But...
The Law on Paternity & Maternity Leave
When it comes to the laws applicable to Paternity and Maternity Leave there seems to be some confusion among many workers in the UK. Some are unaware of the...
The Laws on Dependency Leave for Parents
Dependency leave is time taken off work in order to deal with an emergency involving a dependent. Who is a dependent? A dependant is someone who relies on yo...
The Rights of Working Parents
In the United Kingdom, we have one of Europe’s most parent-friendly systems which allows parents to have a quality of life and parental stability not alway...
Understanding Residence Orders
There may come a time – either as the result of a separation or a divorce – where the issue of where and with whom your children live comes to the fore....
What Are The Legal Rights of a Father?
As a general rule the mother will always have what is referred to as ‘parental responsibility’ for her children regardless of the father’s presence or...
What Are The Rights of Foster Parents?
Fostering is when a child who is unable to stay with his or her own parents is placed in the care, short-term or long-term, with another family. Although the...
Your Rights as a Grandparent
Grandparents, whether maternal or paternal, play a vital role in any family unit. As more women become focused on careers and wish to return to work after gi...
Your Rights as a Guardian
Many adults find themselves as guardian to the children of their partner who has perhaps passed away or who is no longer medically fit to look after their ch...