Everything you need to know about father’s rights and responsibilities in Scotland
What are parental rights and responsibilities?
Parental rights and responsibilities allow parents to make decisions about their child’s life. This includes the child’s name, the child’s religion, where the child lives and which school the child will go to. Parental rights remain in force until the child is 16. However, the responsibility on a parent to provide guidance to a child exists until the child reaches 18.
What parental rights does a father have?
A child’s mother automatically has full parental rights and responsibilities when the child is born.
A child’s father has parental rights and responsibilities if:
- He is married to the child’s […]