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Use this form to apply to a court to legally separate from your husband, wife or civil partner without getting divorced.
Guidance for HMPPS staff on the use of separation centres.
Report into the effectiveness of a child poverty pilot project to improve the co-ordination of local services for separating parents.
Resources for those going through separation or divorce.
What mixed schools must consider when separating classes by gender.
Principles and requirements which should be followed when separation or isolation is being considered or managed in under-18 Young Offender Institutions, Secure Training Centres and Secure Children’s Homes in England and Wales.
Separation Agreement text as agreed between the UK and the EEA EFTA states, and Explainer.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
What farmers and land managers must know about slurry separators, storing and applying separated materials.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
Use this form if you wish to defend a divorce, dissolution, (judicial) separation or nullity petition or application issued by your spouse or civil partner.
Make a general application (‘application notice’) as part of divorce, dissolution or separation court proceedings.
Use this form to apply to a court to end your marriage or civil partnership.
Statistics on separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors when they find separation by sex on an inspection.
This page contains information on the Separation Agreement Joint Committee.
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