This is a term that is often heard but little understood. This deals with your rights in relation to your child including important aspects such as their medical treatment, education the child's name.

Mother's automatically have parental responsibility for their children from birth. We can assist unmarried fathers acquiring parental responsibility for their children, either by agreement with the mother or by order of the court. Parental Responsibility provides the father with a right to make decisions concerning the child's welfare, education, and healthcare.

This issue can also arise with regard to step parents and also now in civil partnerships.

Please contact our specialist lawyers on 0208 554 6263 or alternatively email us on aroraashtonpatel@gmail.com for a call back to discuss this subject or any other.