Briefing: Parental Responsibility
Parental responsibility is distinct from legal parentage and is defined by the Children Act 1989 as “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and [their] property”. This briefing includes information regarding the meaning of “parental responsibility”, legal parenthood vs parental responsibility, how parental responsibility can be acquired and other aspects of “PR” that will be of interest to practitioners.
