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Am I a legal guardian of my child if she doesn’t live with me and live with her mother?
please can anyone clarify this to me as i could see on my child’s school app called “Arbor” that shows i am not a legal guardian of my child but i am only a primary guardian.
legal guardian is a person that is designated by either local authority or a court. what arrangements are you seeking through courts? do you have a solicitor?
@bill337 a child arrangement order to initiate contact with my child I will be representing myself as I can’t afford solicitor and barrister
@kunal1403 ok. I can help guide you through the process. Sending you private message.
You can get guidance for the C100 and self representing on the advicenow.org.uk website. If you are named on the child's birth certificate you have parental responsibility. That means you should be consulted on major issues regarding your child such as school, religion. etc. In practice this is difficult to enforce.
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