Practice » Separated families
20 October 2012
CHILD SUPPORT
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Young father wants to know at what age CMEC will start deducting money’
‘CMEC have just doubled his payment; he can’t afford it; what should he do?’
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) is responsible for the child maintenance system in Great Britain.
Practice » Separated families
19 October 2012
CONTACT AND RESIDENCE (UK)
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Mother will only allow father to see child a few hours a week’
’16-year-old daughter has broken off contact; father wants help to find out why’
‘Single dad with supervision order being denied contact with his child’
‘Ex-girlfriend charging him £200 per week to see child’
‘My girlfriend is pregnant with twins.
Practice » Separated families
18 October 2012
CONTACT AND RESIDENCE (INTERNATIONAL)
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Mother is asylum seeker; father UK citizen; wants to marry outside UK; how to best get contact with baby?’
‘Mother has taken son to Australia.
Practice » Separated families
17 October 2012
DADS IN PRISON/YOUNG OFFENDERS’ INSTITUTIONS
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Young father in YOI wants to attend birth of child’
‘Father in prison wants to see his children’
‘Father has been moved to a prison far away from his family – visits now impossible’
In research carried out in 2009, Barnardo’s found that around 160,000 children in the UK have a parent (mostly a father) in prison.
Practice » Separated families
14 October 2012
GRANDPARENTS
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Grandfather wants to know of fathers’ helpline numbers in Sweden’
‘Grandmother wants father to be means-tested for maintenance’
‘Since our son and his wife split up, we have not seen the children.
Practice » Separated families
13 October 2012
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Questions we have been asked include:
‘What is Parental Responsibility?’
‘When does an unmarried father have Parental Responsibility?’
‘How do we get a form to apply for Parental Responsibility?’
‘Can a stepfather get Parental Responsibility?