Documents - Foster care

1. How can my partner and I apply for joint responsibility for a child?

   each log in using your own DigiD code. You will need your child’s citizen service number (burgerservicenummer (BSN)) when ...

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2. When do I automatically get responsibility for a child?

   If you are married or in a registered partnership, you automatically get parental responsibility for your children. Where ...

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3. What are the rights and duties of parental responsibility?

   As a parent with responsibility you must care for and bring up the child. You are also the child’s legal representative.

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4. What does responsibility for a child involve?

   If you have responsibility for a child, you are responsible for that child’s care and upbringing. You are nearly always liable ...

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