Co-parenting Agreements
Co-parenting Agreement
The English Family Court advises co-parents to:
- Obtain specialist legal advice at the outset, and
- Enter into a written co-parenting agreement before conception
A written co-parenting agreement should be bespoke to your personal situation, needs and wishes. It requires careful consideration and management of a range of legal and wider issues. It can be even more complex when there is an international dimension, there are challenging emotional dynamics, the parties seek to conceive by private arrangement and where parties need to navigate additional health and fertility issues.
A written co-parenting agreement has a number of functions, including:
- Help understanding and navigation of legal issues and risks.
- Help manage arrangements for care and upbringing of a child.
- Tool to manage expectations and wishes.
- Evidential use in the event of a subsequent dispute and litigation.
Our preeminent legal expertise in both fertility and family law enables us to provide cutting-edge legal advice, options and solutions. We operate at the forefront of law and policy to place family life and relationships on a firm legal basis in the short, medium and longer term.
How we can help
Our legal services include:
- Legal packages
- Bespoke legal advice for your situation, needs and wishes
- Preparation of legal documentation
- Legal support and representation in court proceedings
Package One
Co-parenting legal starter kit
This legal package provides the following initial legal information and documentation on co-parenting law in the UK to help prospective co-parents:
- Co-parenting legal information guidance.
- Co-parenting questionnaire.
- Co-parenting agreement template
Note:
This legal package only provides initial generic legal information and documentation on co-parenting and family law in the UK (and not law in other jurisdictions). It does not constitute the provision of comprehensive specialist, bespoke or specific legal advice in individual cases by Louisa Ghevaert Associates. The co-parenting agreement is a generic template only (for initial consideration and discussion purposes) and should not be relied upon as a legally binding document. Terms and conditions apply. For legal advice and further assistance consider our other legal packages and bespoke legal services.
Package Three
Co-parenting agreement and legal review
This legal package includes a legal review meeting and the preparation of a bespoke co-parenting agreement. It:
- Provides bespoke legal advice on co-parenting (including legal parentage and parental responsibility and legal and practical implications arising).
- Prepares a bespoke co-parenting agreement.
- Helps navigate complex personal and legal issues.
- Identifies legal and practical risks and steps to mitigate these.
- Answers legal questions to give peace of mind.
Note:
This consultation does not provide medical advice. It only provides specialist advice on co-parenting and family law in the UK (and not law in other jurisdictions) and preparation of a co-parenting agreement. Terms and conditions apply. For further legal advice and assistance consider our other legal packages and bespoke legal services.
Package Two
Co-parenting - legal review
This provides expert legal advice to support people building a family through co-parenting. It:
- Provides bespoke legal advice on co-parenting (including legal parentage, parental responsibility, a child’s upbringing and legal and practical implications arising).
- Addresses benefits and contents of a bespoke co-parenting agreement.
- Identifies legal and practical risks and steps to mitigate these.
- Helps navigate complex personal and legal issues.
- Answers legal questions to give peace of mind.
- Creates a tailored co-parenting legal and practical action plan
Note:
This consultation does not provide medical advice. It only provides initial specialist advice on co-parenting and family law in the UK (and not law in other jurisdictions). It does not include preparation of a co-parenting agreement. Terms and conditions apply. For further legal advice and assistance consider our other legal packages and bespoke legal services.
Package Four
Bespoke legal advice with a complex co-parenting arrangement.
This provides flexible legal advice and support with co-parenting in situations with complex emotional dynamics, international aspects and logistics, additional health and fertility issues, involving private conception arrangements.
