A parent cannot unilaterally change their child’s school without the consent of anyone else who holds Parental Responsibility (usually the child’s other parent). Any such unilateral change is not only damaging for the child, but disregards the parental responsibility that the other parent holds.

A parent with parental responsibility should play a role in all important decisions in a child’s life, including but not limited to education, religion and medical care.

If an agreement cannot be reached about issues such as where a child goes to school, an application can be made for the Court to make a Specific Issue Order. A Specific Issue Order is a form of Child Arrangements Order in which the Court confirms a specific point such as where the child goes to school, should the child be able to attend a holiday abroad or can the child relocate with the resident parent. 

At George Green LLP our specialist Family Solicitors are experts in advising clients in respect of parental responsibility, specific issue orders and more generally in respect of the arrangements for children.     

Our expert Family Lawyers have offices based in Wolverhampton and Cradley Heath and serve clients across the West Midlands and Black Country including Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, Penkridge, Halesowen, Birmingham and beyond.  If you complete our online enquiry form, a member of our team will contact you for an initial discussion.

Alternatively, you can call 01902 328 365 and speak to Alex Mansfield, who is an Associate Solicitor based in our Wolverhampton office.