Separated Dads: Advice and Rights for Separated Fathers

You deserve quality time with your children and we are here to help you achieve it. Our expert advice covers everything from legal guidance and financial planning to communication and emotional support, all written by experienced separated fathers who truly understand your situation. Separated Dads is here to help.

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Welcome to Our Community Forum We now have a dedicated Community Forum where separated fathers can talk openly, ask questions, and support each other. The fo...

Breach of Contact or Residence Order: What to Do

A 'contact order' is an order made by the court that determines who is entitled to communicate with a child (either through face to face meetings or telephon...

How Child Maintenance Is Actually Calculated

If there is one topic that generates more questions from separated fathers than any other, it is child maintenance. How is it calculated, why is it so much,...

At What Age Do Child Maintenance Payments Stop?

If you would like to read about Child Support Payments in more detail then take a look at our Child Support Guide, where the subject is covered in more detai...

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How Child Maintenance Is Actually Calculated

If there is one topic that generates more questions from separated fathers than any other, it is child maintenance. How is it calculated, why is it so much,...

Mental Health Support for Separated Fathers

Separation is brutal. There is no getting around it. And for men, it often hits in ways that are hard to talk about. You lose daily contact with your kids. Y...

Parental Alienation: What the Courts Say

Few things in separation are as devastating as watching your child turn against you when you know, absolutely know, that it is being orchestrated by the othe...

Co-Parenting Apps: Which One Should You Use?

Shared parenting runs on logistics. Who is picking up on Thursday? Did anyone tell you about the school trip money? Whose turn is it to buy new trainers? The...

Child Arrangements Orders Explained

If you and your ex partner can't manage to agree where your children will live or how often they see each of you, the court can make what is called a child a...

No-Fault Divorce: What It Means for Fathers

The divorce system in England and Wales changed completely on 6 April 2022. If you went through a divorce before that date, or if you are just starting the p...

Child maintenance: What am I paying for?

What is child maintenance? Child maintenance is the financial support that one parent pays to the other to help with the everyday costs of raising their chil...

Parental Responsibility: Have it? Need it? Get it.

What is Parental Responsibility? Parental responsibility is the right to have a say in decisions affecting your child's upbringing. It is important to note t...

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Welcome to Our Community Forum We now have a dedicated Community Forum where separated fathers can talk openly, ask questions, and support each other. The fo...

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For many years, Separated Dads ran a traditional forum where fathers could post questions, share experiences and support each other. Over time it became unwi...

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