Legal Rights in Respect of Children
- Guardianship
- Access
- Custody
- Child Maintenance
Family Types
- Child from a previous opposite-sex relationship
- Adoptive Parents
- Foster Parents
- Parents as a result of Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR)
- Surrogacy
- Transgender people and parenting
Other Relevant Issues
- Birth Registration
- Social Welfare
- Maternity Benefit/Leave
- Adoptive Benefit/Leave
- Paternity Benefit/Leave
- Parental Leave
- Tax/Succession
- Shared Parenting
While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this leaflet is accurate, no responsibility can be accepted by Treoir for any error or omission.
Information Pack 2026
Has brief information on many issues unmarried parents need to think about for example, Money following the birth, Guardianship, Access, Custody, Maintenance, Returning to Education, Pregnancy Counselling services etc. (36+ pages)
Step Parent Adoption
Step-parents can apply to adopt their spouse’s or partner’s child without the partner.
Guardianship
This leaflet explains what guardianship means, who can become a guardian and how an unmarried father can get his joint guardianship rights. We also show how important it is to make a will.