Parents step-what is rights?

There are, in this complex world, a great many step-parents. If you're one, as I am aware of your legal status in terms of what you can and cannot permit, when it comes to your children step?

Imagine that you have your wife recently married and has three children. Your spouse is disabled in the camp with a younger child leaving to run around with two elderly. You agree to go on cycling for a half an hour. Then the police.One of the children have an accident and are currently treated with paramedics before taking the other in the hospital. child is accused of causing the accident and the police that you want to talk about it.

None of the children's natural parents cannot communicate with the mobile phone. what you can do or what to do? The answer to this question will depend on whether you have parental responsibility.

Who really has parental responsibility?

Step-parent, even if they marry a parent of children does not have custody of a child automatically. Parental responsibility is the package of rights and duties associated with a child. Duties include providing clothing, a home, education and making sure that the harm is in the child. A person with parental responsibility can authorise a change of the name for a child in certain circumstances and to give its consent to marry, if children under the age of 18.

The mother of a child is always in matters of parental responsibility. An unmarried father of a child whose birth was registered before 30 November 2003 does not automatically have parental responsibility even if it is entered as the father in the birth of the child. From 1 December 2003, however, an unmarried father, who is present when it is posted at birth is about the birth certificate, obtain parental responsibility.Father's day without parental responsibility is able to obtain it through a formal agreement registered with the authorities or through a series of Court.

The rights and responsibilities of step-parents

Step-parents from 5th December 2005 may also obtain parental responsibility through a formal agreement or Court order; Other orders which have the effect of parental responsibility, step-parent or other person (e.g. grand-parent) is a series of houses which starts when a child will live, and gives the person with the Residence Order in matters of parental responsibility, until the child is 16.However, a parental responsibility Order lasts until the 18th birthday of the child.After the Civil Partnership Act 2004 comes into force on 5 December 2005 same-sex partners in a registered partnership are also able to acquire parental responsibility by formal agreement or Court order.

Step-parents still will not and does not have parental responsibility For a automatically. formal agreement to any person with parental responsibility to sign the agreement; this is often the natural parents and any other persons who have parental responsibility from the birth of the child.

A parent on acquisition of parental responsibility has the same duties and responsibilities as any other individual including natural parent with custody.

For tips about how to obtain parental responsibility and what are your responsibilities as a step-parent contact Karen Agnew-Griffith, specialized family lawyer with Woolley & Co. lawyers. Karen advise regularly parents and step-parents concerning the rights and responsibilities; call (01366 727170) or email Karen with your specific questions at karen.agnew-griffith@divorce.co.uk