Information pack for parents who are not married to each other
Information on legal issues, money matters and more are contained in our Information Pack
There is more detailed information on legal issues in:
- Guardianship
- Access and Custody
- Maintenance
- Registration of Births
- Establishing Paternity / DNA Testing
- Passports
- Unmarried Fathers – rights and responsibilities
We also have information on parenting in unmarried families:
- Shared parenting
- Explaining Family Relationships (pdf)
- Family Links (pdf - 95 pages)
Cohabiting parents
Information for cohabiting parents can be found in our cohabiting parents section.
If your pregnancy is unplanned, counselling can help. Pregnancy counselling provides an opportunity for you to explore your feelings about your pregnancy and to discuss the choices open to you. For a list of free, non judgemental, trustworthy crisis pregnancy counselling services freetext LIST to 50444 or visit www.positiveoptions.ie
