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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
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
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
Leaflet for expectant fathers explaining antenatal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia.
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
Invite expectant fathers for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening when the mother carries an unusual haemoglobin gene.
This framework helps local healthcare commissioners and service providers review support arrangements for young parents in their area.
Report on Help and Support for Separated Families - a new initiative to help families to work together during and after separation.
Live birth registrations by the fathers' age and marital status. Includes age-specific fertility rates for men.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Information on requesting records of deceased service personnel.
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
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