Children

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letter

letter

letter

letter

Dear [ex’s name]

I am writing to you to ask that we agree and put an agreement in place for arrangements for how [children’s names] will share their time with both of us.

I have drafted a parenting plan, setting out what I think would work best for [children’s names] and attach it to this email/letter.

If there is anything you would like to discuss, or any amendments that you would like to make, then please let me know what they are. I am willing to listen to your proposals, and if necessary, attend mediation so we can come to an agreement.  If you are happy with the arrangements, I have put in the parenting plan then I would like to put them into practice as soon as possible.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this and am hopeful we can agree arrangements between ourselves.

Yours sincerely

[your name]

Under ‘The Child Abduction Act 1984’, It is a criminal offence for a parent, or any other person connected to a child to take them out of the UK without the proper permission and consent of either all those with Parental Responsibility or permission (leave) from the Court.

Parental responsibility is the term that describes all the rights, duties and responsibilities which a parent has in relation to their child by law. If the parents are married or if the child was born after the 1^st of December 2003 and the father is named on the birth certificate, both parents of the child have joint parental responsibility of their child before, during and after a divorce or separation.

This guide will talk you through how to take your child abroad, how to stop your child being taken abroad and what to do if your child has been abducted.

A child’s surname can be legally changed after a divorce or separation if everyone with parental responsibility agrees and consents to the name change.