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Step parental responsibility agreement

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Sarah8989 · 22/12/2018 14:57

I have my daughters birth certificate and the corrections have been made about the wrong father details being on there so there is a note in the margin to state this. My fiancé and I would like to make a step parental responsibility agreement. I have the Dna results and the birth certificate with the corrections made that the person on the birth certificate isn't the father can I still get the agreement as its only me with responsibility?

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StrongerThanIThought76 · 22/12/2018 15:18

Can't you get a new birth certificate? I wasn't married when my ds was born and was told it could be reissued in my married name in the future?

I think a step-parental type of agreement is definitely a thing but not sure how you'd go about it.

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Sarah8989 · 22/12/2018 15:40

Child is 5 so I'm sure you can't get a new one if so pls let me know... I'm going to have to call after Xmas now.

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fraggle84 · 22/12/2018 15:44

I got a new certificate for ds when I got married.

Didn't know I needed to but when we went to give notice of the marriage they advised us to change my name to my married one on it afterwards to make him a child of our marriage.

He was 4 at the time, from memory there was no charge but something like £5 per extra certificate that we wanted

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StrongerThanIThought76 · 22/12/2018 16:06

Direct quote from the registrar when ds was 8 days old 'if you want to legitimise his birth then you can re-register him after you get married' Angry

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Sarah8989 · 22/12/2018 17:03

Ohh ok so I have to hurry up and get married it looks like sigh I'm engaged and partner just enats to go register office bit I don't I want it to be special and not just looking cheap etc

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StrongerThanIThought76 · 22/12/2018 17:23

Is your partner the baby's biological father? If not I don't think he can be added to the birth certificate. Marriage would not change this.

A legal document could award your dp 'parental' rights in some cases, you would need specialist legal advice for this as I imagine it would need to be approved through a court.

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Sarah8989 · 22/12/2018 17:32

Thank u and no he isn't

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PatriciaHolm · 22/12/2018 17:40

As the child essentially has no father registered, you are the only parent with PR. Therefore you can fill in the step parent responsibility form yourself.

Is the child's actual father likely to want PR at any time?

Santaisonthesherry · 22/12/2018 17:45

Unless you marry the bio df you have to leave the bc as it is with the corrections showing.
Ongoing applications regularly made to have this changed via parliament but not as yet unfortunately.

postitnot · 22/12/2018 18:47

Can he adopt your son then he'd be the legal father with parental responsibility?

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Sarah8989 · 22/12/2018 19:10

Yes he can I was thinking that but if he has step parental responsibility he has a better chance as we have been told

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NosamLDN · 23/11/2023 16:06

Sarah8989 · 22/12/2018 19:10

Yes he can I was thinking that but if he has step parental responsibility he has a better chance as we have been told

I think its easier for him to adopt the child in question, not sure why you were suggested the step-parent route, it's not the best or first option i would suggest,

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