What is Parental Responsibility and how can you get it? As a grandparent you do not have Parental Responsibility (PR) for your grandchild. PR means ‘all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and the authority which, by law, a parent has in relation to the child and his property.’ The child’s mother and most fathers would…
A rise in the small claims limit for personal injury claims.. what does it mean? The Government proposes to increase the small claims limit for all personal injury claims from £1000 to £5000. Whilst it is acknowledged that the limit has not been increased for 25 years and that the argument that an increase…
CAN I CHANGE MY CHILD’S SURNAME? A parent is able to change a child’s surname by a change of name deed providing all those with Parental Responsibility consent to the name change. A change of name deed is a legal document which commits a person to the action set out in the document. By…