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Form to claim extra benefit or tax credits for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
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
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Statistics about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, which came into effect in April 2017.
High Income Child Benefit Charge - check if you're affected, how and when to pay this tax charge, opt out and restart Child Benefit payments.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
Use the online service to tell the Child Benefit Office about changes to your child's circumstances.
Find out if there's a family hub in your local area. Family hubs are a single place to get support for children, young people and families. This can include baby groups and parent classes, counselling services and financial advice.
Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.
Find out what a Junior ISA is and how to manage applications.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
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
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