Children and young people
It is important to manage your finances well when you have children. In these pages you can get help with budgeting for children and managing your family’s finances. There is also advice and help for grandparents.
If you are a young person, you will find useful information about your family rights and responsibilities. This includes what happens if you become a parent or want to get married.
This content applies to Scotland
Child maintenance
Children who need local authority services
A definition of children in need and information on the services which local authorities must provide.
Children who are looked after by the local authority
A definition of children in need and information on the services which local authorities must provide.
Fostering
Information for carers and children in private and local authority foster arrangements including rights and available allowances for carers.
Adopting a child
Information about who can adopt a child and the conditions they must meet, how to apply to adopt a child, the adoption process and details of organisations which can help.
Tracing your birth parents
Information for adopted people about tracing birth parents and other relatives, and details of organisations which can provide advice and counselling.
Kinship care
Information about kinship care, the issues that might arise and where to find help and support.
Young people and family
Document covers family matters affecting children and young people, including information on adoption, local authority care, punishment and the minimum age of getting married.