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Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilities as a…
A mother automatically has parental responsibility for her child from…
If you’re not the mother, you can apply to court to get parental…
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
If you're a sperm donor, you could be the legal parent of any child that is born
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Find out about the grant-funded innovative projects element of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme.
Support for local authorities applying to become a wave 2 area on the families first for children (FFC) pathfinder programme.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Impact of parental conflict on local services, including education, health and social care, court systems, and drug and alcohol services.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
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