How do you obtain Parental Responsibility?

Mothers automatically have Parental Responsibility, as does a father who was married to or in a civil partnership with the mother at the time of conception.

Unmarried fathers do not automatically have Parental Responsibility but this can be acquired by:

1) marrying or entering into a civil partnership with the mother

2) being registered as the father on the child’s birth certificate with the consent of the mother

3) entering into a Parental Responsibility Agreement with the mother

4) obtaining a Parental Responsibility Order from the Court

5) being named as the person with whom the child lives in a Child Arrangements Order

If you are an unmarried father and require advice about obtaining Parental Responsibility, please contact the Family Team on 01273 249200 and they will be happy to assist.