Honey the Hamster

It is possible to delegate responsibility for the custody of a child to a partner, childminder, teacher, friend or relative, but the person with parental responsibility remains responsible for ensuring that reasonable arrangements are made for the child. Parents can use this form to agree that the biological father should be given parental responsibility for the child. □ Find out how many copies of the completed forms you need. You must provide a copy for the court, a copy for Cafcass and one for each defendant. You`ll also want to keep a copy to yourself. For more help on who the sponsors are, see the section Who to inform about your application Parental responsibility – all the rights and obligations that come with parenthood. Each responsibility has a corresponding right. The parental responsibility agreement must be signed and certified by a clerk or judicial officer and submitted to the main register of the family department. The agreement must be submitted, otherwise it is not legally binding. The court will register the parental responsibility agreement and keep the original form. They will stamp and return the copies – one to each parent who signed the agreement to the address indicated for them on the form. When you receive your stamped copy, you know that the parental responsibility agreement is now official.

Keep it in a safe place as you will need it in the future. You can acquire parental responsibility if you conclude an agreement with the other parent on parental responsibility. It must be signed and attested. Parental Responsibility Ordinance – a court order that grants someone the legal rights and obligations of a parent. If you are a second female parent and you were in a civil partnership or married to your child`s mother when the child was born, you automatically have parental responsibility. The story so far….. Rob and Beth have 2 children; one is 7 years old and the other 5 years old. Rob and Beth no longer live together and have never married. Rob`s name does not appear on the children`s birth certificates.

The children live with Beth and see their father regularly. Rob asked Beth to reach an agreement on parental responsibility, but she refused. To do this, you use Form C9, also known as a “certificate of service,” which the court will send you along with the other documents. .