parental responsibilty for stepdad

[sweetshopgirl]

Hello everyone.newbie.here with a quick(?) question.
The father of my two boys left nearly five years ago and sees.them once a.month by taking them to his.mums.house the boys do not know where he lives although it is.not at his mums as he has a.new.partner who has children who he lives with.
I re married two years ago and my husband wouldlike to have pr granted legally. We have seen the forms online and know.we can take them to the family court but are there fees we would have to pay if we were doing it ourselves not through solicitors? Thanks

[Collaborate]

The court fee is £200. there is no charge (I think) where you do it by agreement, but if the father won't agree then it's off to court.

[sweetshopgirl]

What if you can't contact the father? He just picks them up and won't talk to me? A lot of the time he doesn't even bother and goes.for.months without contact.

[Collaborate]

But you can contact him. You see him when he sees the children.

If he won't talk to you then you'll have to apply to court.