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Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
You can register your ‘home rights’ with HM Land Registry - this can help…
Download and fill in the application for registration of a notice for home…
Download and fill in the application for registration of a ‘Class F Land…
Information note on Matrimonial Property
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
When you divorce or end a civil partnership you and your ex-partner need…
It’s usually more straightforward and less expensive if you agree how to…
A mediator can help you and your ex-partner agree on how to split money…
If you and your ex-partner cannot agree how to divide your finances you…
The court sometimes tells the person with the higher income to make…
You do not usually have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you give, or otherwise…
The Law Commission commenced a project in 2009 to examine the status and enforceability of marital property agreements.
This document contains the following information: Family law: matrimonial property
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Find out if you have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on transfers of land or property depending on type of transfer, your marital status and other factors.
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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
Application form HR1 for registration of a notice of home rights.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
How to get a legal or judicial separation if you want to separate from your partner without divorcing them.
Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
This letter explains funding arrangements for the cost of properties transferring from primary care trusts.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
Letter from Bob Alexander, Director of NHS Finance, Department of Health, about initiation of data collection exercise.
What happens if you're given a community sentence or community service. Find out about Community Payback and the rules of your community sentence.
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
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