What is Parental Responsibility? Parental Responsibility means all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that a parent of a child has in relation to the child and their property by law. A person with parental responsibility for a child has the powers and responsibilities to care for and made decisions for the child. For example, that person can make decisions about the child's accommodation, education and medical treatment. Who has Parental … [Read more...]
Changing A Child’s Surname: What Do You Need To Know?
Parents may decide that they wish to change their child’s surname. There can be several reasons why a parent may wish to change their child’s surname, but commonly the reasons may be due to divorce, a desire for all children of a family to share the same surname, for protection or privacy reasons or in circumstances where a parent was not agreeable to the child’s surname and was deprived of their right to exercise parental responsibility at the time of naming. The process of changing a … [Read more...]