How can a father put himself on the birth certificate depends on whether the mother agrees to the request. Many fathers are in the unfortunate circumstances where their name does not appear on the child’s birth certificate. The consequences of this is that a father does not have any legal rights over their child unless […]

Many fathers following separation or divorce often hold the opinion that English Law favours mothers when matters concerning child contact and child custody arise. This often leads many fathers to believe that they do not have any rights to seeing their children. A father living in the UK is entitled to have a say in […]

Many couple who are unable to conceive any children usually rely on adoption in order to complete their family and to allow them the opportunity to care for a child. We consider an unfortunate situation in which a Sikh couple were unsuccessful in fertility treatment and made an application for child adoption. Sikh couple refused […]

For many parent’s divorce and separation is often a difficult and traumatic time. Generally parents would like to continue to be a part of their child’s life and would like contact with between the children and non-resident to continue. Contact determines the days and times a parent will see their children and the length of […]

The general rule in England and Wales is that costs follow the event. This is where the loser is to pay the costs of the winner. However, this principle does not apply to family law cases. Under the Family Procedure Rules of 2010 r. 28.1 the court may at any time make such an order […]

It is emotional for parents who have undergone divorce or separation when their children are separated from them and they lose custody. What gets even more difficult for parents is when they are living away from their children in separate parts of the world. We consider the case of Ford v Khalil & Another (2018) […]

Parental responsibility confirms the legal rights and responsibilities a parent obtains over children. The Children Act 1989 states these are all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and their property. The Act confirms that all the holders of parental responsibility […]

Child Support is also known as child maintenance. Child maintenance is designed to make parents responsible for maintaining their children. Non-resident parents (who do not live with the child) make periodical payments to resident parents who live with the child and responsible for the daily care of a child. Child support payments are often required […]

For every parent it is important to spend special occasions with their family and children. Similarly, Father’s Day is a special time for children and families to show their love and appreciation for their fathers, especially for children who see their fathers as their heroes and role models. However, Father’s Day can cause mixed feelings […]

International family law covers many areas including child abduction. Child Abduction  is where where a person who is connected to a child takes them away from their country of habitual residence without the permission of either those with parental responsibility or the courts. Most commonly child abduction this takes place following a separation or divorce […]