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Applicant born outside UK, father registered or naturalised as a British Citizen.
A father who ran an illegal waste business with his son at their home in Cornwall was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence by magistrates.
Immigration staff guidance on considering automatic claims to citizenship based on a child’s relationship with their father.
Applicant born outside the UK, father born UK
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.
Applicant born in UK after 31 December 1982 and Father born UK
Applicant born outside the UK after 31 June 2006, father born UK but not married to mother
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Applicant born UK after 31 December 1982, father registered or naturalised as a British Citizen
Applicant born after 31 December 1982, mother born overseas while her father was in British Crown Service and was recruited in the UK
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.
Complete this form to register a child's birth if both parents can't go in person to the register office
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
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
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