Unmarried fathers have parental rights and responsibilities towards their children. For more information surrounding unmarried fathers, paying maintenance, and making important decisions, read this QuickLaw guide.

Maintenance is an amount of money that a person has to pay towards another person based on a legal duty to support that person. A legal duty to support a person is based on the relationship between the persons, the need to be supported and the ability to support.

Adoption is the process where a person applies in court to be considered as the parent of a child. Find more information on adoption and the law here.