AHEAD OF THE GAME YOUR PARENTAL ARRANGEMENTS

Following a separation, there are no hard rules in Family Law regarding whom your child/ children should live with and how you spend time with your child/ children.  You can make either formal or informal parenting arrangements depending on your relationship and situation with the other parent. Formal parenting arrangements such as consent orders or parenting orders are written arrangements filed through the court. The key difference being that consent orders are made in agreement by both parties, and parenting orders are made by the court when the parents cannot come to an agreement on their own.  

These orders often cover who the child lives with being either shared or one primary care taker; how the child will spend time with the non-primary care taker if there is one; how the child is to spend time with extended family; how particular holidays such as School Holidays, Birthdays Christmas are treated; the child’s education arrangements and other day-to-day aspects including sport, health, religion, etc. 

If you cannot agree to arrangements on your own, the first step is to attend mediation. Mediation with an independent mediator can support parents to reach an agreement without needing to go to court. This usually is the most cost and time efficient way to finalise parental arrangements. 

At Aylward Game Solicitors, our experienced solicitors are practiced in assisting parents to reach an outcome for the best interests of their child/children.

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