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How to provide evidence that you're a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen or person of Northern Ireland.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:…
You must decide whether you want to make a joint application with your…
To apply for a divorce you’ll need: yours and your husband or wife’s full…
What happens after you apply depends whether you applied for a divorce…
A conditional order and decree nisi are documents that say that the court…
To end your marriage you must apply for either: a final order a decree…
You can apply for a divorce if your husband or wife ‘lacks mental…
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if: you want to get married or…
You must prove that: you’re 18 or over you’re free to give notice of…
You must provide a passport or travel document. Your passport should be…
If you need a visa, you must apply online before you travel to the UK.…
Find out what you need to do if you're coming to the UK to get married. Find out what visa to apply for, and what you need to do before you visit.
How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
How to get a legal or judicial separation if you want to separate from your partner without divorcing them.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Application form to order a copy of a marriage certificate registered in England and Wales.
Documents, certificates, services available at British Embassy in Manila.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
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