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Found 18 questions and answers about Family law
Guardianship
How do I become a child’s guardian?
What are the rights and duties of a guardian?
When do I stop being a guardian?
Parental responsibility
As a minor, how can I get responsibility for my child?
As the father, how do I get responsibility for my child if I’m not married or in a registered partnership?
How can my partner and I apply for joint responsibility for a child?
What are the rights and duties of parental responsibility?
What does responsibility for a child involve?
What happens to the responsibility for my children if I get divorced?
When do I automatically get responsibility for a child?
When does parental responsibility end?
Who gets responsibility for my child if I die?
Parenthood
As the duomoeder, how do I become the legal parent of my partner’s child?
What are the legal rights and duties of parents?
What are the rights and duties of parental responsibility?
What is the difference between biological and legal parenthood?
Who is the father if I get divorced or my husband dies before the child is born?
Who looks after children if their parents die?
