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Bereaved parents who lost their partner between 9 April 2001 and 8 February 2023 may be eligible for backdated government payments.
Guidance on children and the family courts for separated parents.
Bereavement support for children and adults including child focused specialist support.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Portugal, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
Statistics relating to separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.
This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including finding an enduring power of attorney, registering an EPA, starting to act, making gifts and stopping being an attorney
How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME).
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
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