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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…
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
You and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and…
To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…
You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between…
You can only start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay…
You can book up to 3 separate blocks of Shared Parental Leave (SPL)…
To get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) you must:…
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when…
Your child needs to be under 16 - or under 20 if they are in full-time…
Before you can apply to the Child Maintenance Service, you must use the…
If you use the Child Maintenance Service, they will work out your child…
Sign in to your Child Maintenance Service account to: report a change in…
If you or the other parent in your child maintenance case denies that…
There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about…
Sign in to your online account If you already have a Child Maintenance…
Make a complaint Contact the Child Maintenance Service if you’re unhappy…
You can make a private arrangement with your child’s other parent about…
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Plan how and when you and your partner take Shared Parental Leave. Find out how much Statutory Shared Parental Pay you would get and when to give notice.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility
Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB1
Use form SC3 if you are an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
If you're a parent registered for Tax-Free Childcare or 30 hours childcare, sign in to pay into your account, reconfirm your eligibility, update your details
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
Your student finance online account - check payment dates, track an application, change details, reset password, find customer reference numbers
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.
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