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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…
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
You cannot make a new application to the Child Maintenance Service if the…
How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other…
You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent…
You might be able to make a new child maintenance claim instead of…
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You may be eligible for British citizenship if you have a British parent.…
You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…
You may automatically be a British citizen if you were born before 1…
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Apply by post to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1 July 2006 to a British father and your parents were not married.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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.
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.
Apply for citizenship if you have a British overseas territories parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
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
Register as a British citizen if you were born after 1 July 2006 to a British father where your mother was married to someone else.
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass
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