Child Maintenance All parents, married or not, have a legal obligation to pay child maintenance and financially support their children, usually until either the child’s 19th birthday or until completion of their full time education. The obligation is not...
A Guardian is a person appointed by a parent with parental responsibility to care for their child if they are unable to do so themselves. They can be appointed by parents either by way of a Deed of Appointment or in a Will. They may also be appointed by the Court. As...
Enforce a child arrangements order Unfortunately it sometimes becomes necessary to ask the court to enforce a child arrangements order which it has made. Some parents will notwithstanding the making of a child arrangements order continue to obstruct the arrangements...
A parent who wishes to change their child’s surname must obtain the other parent’s written consent if that other parent has parental responsibility. If this consent is not forthcoming and the other parent objects to the child’s name being changed, it...
At times, due either to genuine concerns about children, or as a consequence of a breakdown of relationships between parents and social workers, a social services department will seek care or additional powers over children. To obtain such an Order it is necessary for...
Family mediation is a way of assisting separating or divorcing couples to resolve disputes and reach agreed decisions with a mediator in a series of mediation sessions on issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship. These could relate to children, financial...
