Parental Rights and Responsibilities
How We Help
We support parents and carers with a wide range of issues relating to parental responsibility:
- Understanding Parental Responsibility - explaining who has it, how it’s gained, and what it means in practical terms.
- Establishing Parental Responsibility - guidance for fathers or other carers seeking to acquire parental responsibility through agreement or court application.
- Managing Decision-Making - clarifying your rights when it comes to medical care, schooling, travel, and other key decisions.
- Disagreements & Disputes - support with resolving disagreements between parents about how responsibilities are shared or exercised.
- Supporting Communication - helping you communicate effectively with the other parent or their representative, especially where tensions are high.
- Practical Guidance - advice on recording agreements, making changes to existing arrangements, or applying for specific issue or prohibited steps orders if needed.
Whether you're co-parenting, newly separated, or unsure where you stand, we help you understand your rights.
Things to Consider
Parental responsibility isn’t just about legal status - it’s about how decisions are made, how information is shared, and what’s in the best interests of the child. Some common issues we help with include:
- Who has parental responsibility - and how it’s shared between parents or guardians
- What each parent can decide - day-to-day matters vs. significant decisions
- Disagreements over care or decisions - and how to resolve them
- Adding or removing parental responsibility - through agreement or court application
- When formal orders may be needed - and what alternatives exist
We’ll help you understand what applies to your situation - and what your options are going forward.
Why Choose Pre-Law?
We provide clear, grounded support that helps you understand your position and take practical steps. We help with the paperwork, manage communications where needed, and guide you through your options calmly, without escalating matters unnecessarily.
Our focus is on reaching arrangements that are in your child’s best interests and clearly reflect your parental rights and responsibilities.
Get in Touch
Contact us for clear, practical support with understanding or exercising parental responsibility. Whether things are agreed or still uncertain, we’re here to help you move things forward.
