Sentences with phrase «acquire parental responsibility for children»

We can also advise you if you are a step - parent or other relative looking to acquire parental responsibility for children you are looking after (see also special guardianship).

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Whilst the parents will retain their parental responsibility (PR) for the child — indeed the local authority can never acquire PR through a s. 20 placement, we question whether local authorities are routinely using s. 20 agreements in wholly inappropriate circumstances.

If the parents were not married when the child is born, the mother automatically has parental responsibility but the father can acquire it in a number of circumstances — for example, if:

An unmarried step - parent who wishes to acquire parental responsibility for their step - child would have to apply for a residence order (or shared residence order) or to adopt their step - child.