All married fathers have PR, but unmarried fathers only have PR if they are named as the child’s father on the birth certificate, they have a legally binding Parental Responsibility Agreement or a Parental Responsibility Order. Your child has the right to grow up with the love and care of both parents.
Q. Can you claim back child support if the child is not yours?
If a maintenance calculation has already been made (and maintenance is being paid) but a presumed parents later proves (for example following a DNA test) that he is not the biological parent, the Child Maintenance Service may refund those payments made after the date on which they first denied they were the parent.
Q. Do I have to pay child maintenance if I’m not on the birth certificate?
If an unwed father is not listed on the birth certificate, he has no legal rights to the child. This includes no obligation to paying child support and no rights to visitation to custody or child support. If no father is listed on the birth certificate, the mother has sole legal rights and responsibility of the child.
Q. Can a court force a mother to put a father’s name on birth certificate?
It is not illegal for a mother not to put the father’s name on the birth certificate. A father’s name can be added to the birth certificate at a later time. If the parents are married, then both parents details will appear on the birth certificate. Either parent can register the child’s birth on their own.
Q. Can a father register a birth without the mother?
An unmarried father can only register the birth on his own if the mother has made a statutory declaration acknowledging him as the father of the child, or if he brings along a parental responsibility agreement or a court order. The mother must give this to the registrar.
Q. Can a dad just take his child?
Unfortunately in some circumstances, a father may take your child during agreed contact time and then refuse to bring them home again. If they do not, then the child is the mother’s sole responsibility and the police may be able to take the child back to the mother.
Q. What happens to a child when a single parent dies?
California law specifically addresses the death of a custodial parent. If the parent dies before a child becomes an adult, the surviving parent automatically receives sole custody. That is, because only one parent remains, the original custody order essentially becomes moot. There is a significant exception, however.
Q. What happens if biological parent dies?
It is important to note that in some states such as California, child custody automatically transfers to the non-custodial parent after the death of the custodial parent. Additionally, if the surviving parent is known to have abused the children, then the court would not grant them custody.
Q. How do families fall apart?
Why do families fall apart? Family estrangements often occur in three ways: when there is a disagreement that can’t be resolved over such things as over someone’s inheritances, choice of partner, addiction issues, illness and divorce, Dr Agllias explains. “The estrangement might culminate around key stressful periods.”
