Parental Responsibility Agreements
UNMARRIED FATHERS
A mother of a child automatically has parental
responsibility.
If the father is married to the mother he automatically
has parental responsibility.
An unmarried father DOES NOT automatically
have ‘Parental Responsibility’.
However, he may acquire it either by agreement
with the mother or by Court Order. The agreement
with the mother must be made in the correct
form and registered with the Principal Registry
at Somerset House.
If the mother and father subsequently marry,
and legitimise their child they both have ‘Parental
Responsibility’
Note: As from 1 December 2003, unmarried fathers
may have parental responsibility
if their child was born on or after this date
and the birth certificate contains the name
of the father.
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