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Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
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.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
This toolkit explains Ofsted Parent View. Schools can use it to encourage parents and carers to share their experiences of their child’s school.
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
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
This guidance explains how to pay child maintenance using Collect & Pay arrangements and what happens if you do not make a payment.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
From today (24 July 2023), parents of children aged 1 and 2 on Universal Credit will start to benefit from meeting more frequently with work coaches to help them prepare for work.
Resources and tools to help commissioners, managers and leaders reduce the impact of damaging parental conflict on children.
Information and resources for leaders, managers and practitioners seeking to improve children’s outcomes by supporting the parental relationship.
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