Emancipation

[Hoggirl765]

Hi. My 15 hasn't seen or heard from her biological father for five years. Suddenly out of the blue he has contacted the school to demand a meeting about her education. I'm not happy about it except he will see how well she has done and is doing without his negativity in her life. My daughter however is angry that he can just "get into her business" after all this time. Schools are required by law to provide this information to everyone with parental responsibility. Does anyone know anything about emancipation? Or could we ask him to relinquish his PR. I am aware we would lose child maintenance but really that isn't an issue. TIA.

Hi OP, I would advise putting this in legal matters, obviously you should ask him to relinquish his PR before anything, but if he refuses legal matters will help you more. I could report the thread and tell @mnhq to move it if that helps?

Yes please. Thank you.

He cannot relinquish his PR. If you were married the only way he can lose his PR is if your daughter is adopted. If he got PR by being named on the birth certificate, by a PR agreement or through a court order the courts can remove his PR but they will only do this if they are convinced it is in your daughter's best interests.

Your daughter can tell the school not to disclose her personal information to her father. However, until she is 18 he is entitled to see her educational record even if she doesn't want him to, I'm afraid.

Thank you. Good advice.