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Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers

This document contains the following information: Family law: the ground for divorce.

• Updated: 1 November 1990

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.…

• Overview

  You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…

• Apply as a partner or spouse

  To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…

• Financial requirements if you’re applying as a partner or spouse

  If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…

• Apply as a parent

  You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…

• Apply as a child

  You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…

• Apply as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative

  You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…

• Apply on the basis of your private life

  You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…

• Information and evidence you must provide

  You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…

• Knowledge of English

  You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…

• After you apply

  You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your biometric information…

Form D50F: Application for financial relief after an overseas divorce etc. under section 12 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 / Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

This document contains the following information: Family law: the effect of divorce on wills.

• Updated: 22 September 1993

Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.…

Form D50E: Application for permission to apply for financial relief after an overseas divorce etc. under section 13 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 / paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

How to tell HMRC if there's a change to your personal details - address, name, income, marital status, gender

This document contains the following information: Family law: financial relief after foreign divorce.

• Updated: 21 October 1982

This document contains the following information: Family law: report on financial provision after foreign divorce.

• Updated: 28 October 1982

The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.…

How to order a copy of a decree absolute or a final order if you want to remarry or prove that you have divorced your former husband or wife or ended a civil partnership.

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.

Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.

Find out the main fees if you need to make a money claim, get a divorce, or you are involved in another type of case in the civil or family courts.…

• Updated: 1 May 2024

Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.

Pay civil or family court fees or tribunal fees, get help with fees if you're on a low income or getting benefits.

Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.