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How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
Annulment (sometimes known as ‘nullity’) is a different way of ending a…
You and your husband or wife can choose to work out: arrangements for…
You can apply to have your marriage annulled as soon as you get married.…
The other person must respond to your nullity application within 14 days,…
6 weeks after you get the conditional order or decree nisi you can apply…
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
Apply to end your marriage or civil partnership because it is not valid (‘void’) or because it is otherwise defective (‘voidable’).
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
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.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
Married Couple's Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year you're married or in a civil partnership if one of you was born before before 6 April 1935
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
Use this form to answer an application to end your marriage or civil partnership because it is not valid (void) or because it is otherwise defective (voidable).
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Tunisia.
Exploring the Gendered Experiences of Child Marriage Amongst Adolescent Girls and Boys in Ethiopia
What to do if you or someone you know is being forced into getting married, how you can try to stop the marriage from taking place, and what to do if you want to leave a forced marriage
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
The fund is for voluntary organisations working to protect victims and end the abusive act of forced marriage; view the last successful bid list.
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
How to get a legal or judicial separation if you want to separate from your partner without divorcing them.
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
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