Where to apply Information Guardianship Guardianship describes the legal responsibility of parents to make decisions and perform duties in relation to their child's upbringing.
Married parents are automatically joint guardians of their children.
Neither separation nor divorce changes this. Dependant children in custody matters are children who are under the age of eighteen. In cases of judicial separation or divorce, one parent is usually granted custody. The children reside permanently with the parent who has custody and the other parent is granted access to the children at agreed times, which can include overnight access. Access Access refers to the right of the parent with whom the child does not reside to spend time with the child.