Parental Responsibility Law in Worcestershire
Resolve Law Group practises parental responsibility law in Worcestershire. You can rely on our Legal Advisers for high-quality representation.
Parental Responsibility Rights
For Worcestershire clients, understanding parental responsibility law is crucial. At Resolve Law Group, we have the experience and compassion to handle complicated and fraught legal situations. We understand all the relevant case law, and our Legal Advisers have plenty of experience before the courts and in mediation and arbitration. As a result, we can provide satisfactory legal services to our clients. Not all parental responsibility cases are tense. We can also assist parents who wish to add parental responsibility to one partner’s name. If you need assistance with parental responsibility law, contact us today. We can help.
What Is Parental Responsibility?
Parental responsibility refers not only to the rights mothers, and most fathers have – but their duties, as well. When the Court grants a parent parental responsibility, they have visitation rights and legal obligation to provide a home for, protect, and maintain the child. Discipline, arranging for education, seeking medical treatment, and more.
Understanding Automatic Parental Responsibility Rights
Before clients can understand how they can obtain or remove parental responsibility rights, it helps to know how the law works. For instance, there are four situations in which mothers and fathers have built-in parental responsibility. All mothers and fathers married to the mother have parental responsibility to the child. Additionally, the law says fathers who are not married to the mother, but whose name is on the birth certificate also qualify. However, in this case, the registration or pre-registration must have taken place after 2003.
Obtaining Parental Responsibility
While all mothers have automatic parental responsibility, not all fathers do. Any father who does not qualify for automatic parental responsibility can apply for it with the courts. You must be connected to the child as the stepparent, father, or second-female parent. To qualify, you must establish whether you have shown sufficient commitment to the child. Usually, the Court requires some sort of demonstration of the level of attachment to the child and their reasons for applying for parental responsibility. Most unmarried fathers receive parental responsibility rights. There are two possible scenarios from that point.
1. The Mother Consents: If the father, stepfather, or other party wants parental responsibility and the mother agrees, then the process is relatively straightforward. You will need to fill out a parental responsibility agreement, file it with a local Worcestershire court, and provide proof of identity. Evidence should include the child's birth certificate and a passport or driving licence. We can help with all these and additional steps.
2. The Mother Does Not Consent: In this situation, Resolve Law Group can file a court order. The Court will then consider all the facts of the case, as well as the application itself. The court system can be challenging to navigate. Our firm has years of experience helping parents and stepparents obtain parental responsibility in these situations.
How to Remove Parental Responsibility
Removing parental responsibility is not common, nor is it easy. It is considered an extreme action only permissible when the child’s safety and wellbeing are at risk. For instance, if the mother or father were found guilty of harming the child, then Resolve Law Group can help file a removal order with the Court. Usually, it is more challenging to remove parental responsibility when the parties are married. In these cases, the courts typically prefer to enforce a prohibited steps order, which will limit or restrict access to the child, rather than removing responsibility.
Contact Resolve Law Group Today
Resolve Law Group is a team of highly-qualified Legal Advisers who represent parents in parental law cases of various complexities. For instance, we can represent clients during child law cases in addition to establishing parental responsibility. Our familiarity with child law is particularly useful for unmarried parents because we can help establish a plan for the raising of the child. The first step is obtaining parental responsibility. From there, our team secures your rights for visitation and more. Learn more about our firm by contacting us today.