Legal Question in Family Law in United Kingdom
How to apply for sole custody of children after divorce
I have been divorced from my wife for 3 years. I now wish to apply for sole custody of my two school age children, as my ex-wife is an unfit mother.
For financial reasons, I am keen to do as much of the preparatory work for my case myself.
I would be grateful if you could advise me of the steps I need to take in order to make a proper legal application to the courts.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: How to apply for sole custody of children after divorce
There is absolutely no reason why you cannot deal with this yourself as you intend. The procedure is quite straightforward although before proceeding you should make yourself away or of the criteria which the court takes into consideration when deciding these matters. Also be aware that the concept of custody of a Child no longer applies. Both you and your former wife have and will retain what is known as parental responsibility. The order you will be seeking is a residence order which will set out where your children are to live and who will have day to day care of do them.
Application for a residence order is made on court form C1.
you may well wish to read the information available free of charge on our web site at www legal-zone.co.uk and take advantage of our free advice service. We also have available for download a special DIY kit designed especially to enable people to make such applications as this by themselves.
Andrew Dutton
Legal Zone
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