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Use this form to respond to a divorce, dissolution or judicial separation application.
Use this form to apply for a conditional order confirming that the court does not see any reason why you cannot divorce or separate.
Guidance on children and the family courts for separated parents.
This technical note sets out the UK’s proposed approach to ‘Other Separation Issues’.
Statistics about separated families and the child maintenance system.
Use this form to apply to a court to end your marriage or civil partnership.
The Committee adopted a decision on 27 May 2021 about social security coordination between the UK, EU and European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) countries.
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.
Make a general application (‘application notice’) as part of divorce, dissolution or separation court proceedings.
The Committee adopted a decision on 8 June 2022 about coordination between the UK, European Economic Area (EEA) and European Free Trade Area (EFTA) countries.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Report on Help and Support for Separated Families - a new initiative to help families to work together during and after separation.
Separation Agreement text as agreed between the UK and the EEA EFTA states, and Explainer.
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