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Arranging to Take Your Child on Holiday

Taking your child away on holiday gives you a great opportunity to spend some quality time together and build some lasting memories. As eager as you may be t...

Forum Rules and Code of Conduct

We hope that members will find support, advice, humour and friendly conversation here. To ensure that happens smoothly, we have created a brief code of condu...

At What Age Do Child Maintenance Payments Stop?

If you would like to read about Child Support Payments in more detail then take a look at our Child Support Guide, where the subject is covered in more detai...

Can I Get a Background Check On Ex's New Partner?

It can be difficult when your partner starts dating again introduces a stranger into the lives of your children. It is a role that you do not want to be take...

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Child maintenance: What am I paying for?

What is child maintenance? Child maintenance is the financial support that one parent pays to the other to help with the everyday costs of raising their chil...

Parental Responsibility: Have it? Need it? Get it.

What is Parental Responsibility? Parental responsibility is the right to have a say in decisions affecting your child's upbringing. It is important to note t...

Forum Rules and Code of Conduct

We hope that members will find support, advice, humour and friendly conversation here. To ensure that happens smoothly, we have created a brief code of condu...

Welcome to the Separated Dads Forum

Over the years at Separated Dads we're pleased to say that many of you have posted comments, asked questions, shared your experiences and offered support bot...

What Happens If My Ex Keeps the Children Without My Consent?

The thought of your ex partner taking your children is the worst nightmare of many parents, and so if it happens, understandably it is a very emotional and s...

Breach of Contact or Residence Order: What to Do

A 'contact order' is an order made by the court that determines who is entitled to communicate with a child (either through face to face meetings or telephon...

The Different Types of Court Orders

The Court has a number of ways of becoming involved if there is a dispute over the upbringing of a child. A summary of the most common Court Orders are below...

I Won Full Time Care of My Daughter

One of our readers tells his story of how, against the usual course of events, he fought and won custody of his two year old daughter. Here's his story: I wo...

Legal Aid Withdrawal: How to Represent Yourself

A few changes in family law have recently taken place or are imminent. We thought you'd like to know the details so we've asked Celia Conrad a former special...

A Father's Fight for Contact With His Boys

Read Tim Bailey's (name changed) story about his split from his fiancée and ensuing battle for contact with his children. I arrived home after a long day, m...

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