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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…
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
Check you can end your civil partnership, agree or disagree with an application, what to do if your partner lacks mental capacity
You can apply to end (‘dissolve’) your civil partnership if you’ve been in…
You can apply to end a civil partnership online or by post. It costs £593.…
A conditional order is a document that says the court does not see any…
The final order is the legal document that ends your civil partnership.…
You can apply to end your civil partnership if your partner ‘lacks mental…
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in India.
End-of-year tasks, P60 form, report expenses and benefits, send last FPS to HMRC, prepare for new tax year.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.
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.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal will have convictions quashed following landmark legislation introduced today [Wednesday 13 March].
How benefits, charges and payments for pensions of Chapter 3 (local government) members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
Ofqual's service for reviewing the decisions made by exam boards on appeals against GCSE, AS, A level and some vocational or technical qualifications results.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
Use this form to apply for probate by post either as an executor named in the will of someone who's died, or as a beneficiary if there are no executors.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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