A Parental Responsibility Agreement enables you to continue to play an active part in your child's life. It is a legal agreement which must be signed by both parents and is a useful agreement if you don't automatically have parental responsibility. This letter to your child's mother explains your reasons for wanting a PR agreement and also explains what is required to put one in place.
[Father's Address]
[Mother's Address]
[Date]
Dear [Mother's name],
Re: Parental Responsibility
I am writing regarding my role as [child name] father.
[Child name] welfare is extremely important to me, and I want to play an active part in the decision making throughout [his/her] upbringing. I want to be equally responsible with yourself for matters such as raising [child name] in a safe and secure environment, making decisions about [his/her] education, and participating in decisions about any medical issues that may arise in the future. I take my role as a father very seriously and want to be able to do what is best for [child name]. In order to do that, I must have the authority to help make such important decisions for [child name].
I very much hope that we can agree this between ourselves and enter into a 'Parental Responsibility Agreement', which will give me equal parental responsibility for [child name] with yourself. I want us to work together as parents for [child name] sake and make decisions about[his/her] future together, [regardless of the fact that we are no longer in a relationship].
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Try our Letter Builder free, here on this site →All of the form apart from the signatures needs to be filled in. I have done this already and have enclosed a copy for you to read. We now need to go to the local [Family Proceedings Court / County Court / Principal Registry of the Family Division] together, so that our signatures can be witnessed by an authorised member of court staff and the agreement can become effective.
As [child name] mother, you will need to bring along [his/her] full birth certificate to prove that you are her mother. We will also both need to take photographic and signature ID (e.g. passport).
When the application form has been witnessed, we have to send the original paperwork along with two copies to The Principal Registry of the Family Division. We will then each receive a sealed copy and the original will remain at court. The agreement will take effect when it is recorded at the court in London.
[I have enclosed the information leaflet I picked up from the local court for your information and record.]
I look forward to hearing from you shortly, so that we might go to court to have our signatures witnessed and the parental responsibility agreement can take effect.
[I would also note that if you do not agree to us entering into a parental responsibility agreement, I plan to make an application to the court for a Parental Responsibility Order, which I am fully entitled to do as [child name] parent. I hope that it does not come to this, and that we are able to move forwards amicably.]
Yours sincerely,
[Father's signature]
[Father's name]
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