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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.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Find out if you have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on transfers of land or property depending on type of transfer, your marital status and other factors.
Application pack to get a certificate of custom and law for marriage or civil partnership in Luxembourg by post.
Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you need, how to apply for free online.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Register a new partner who is not an individual for Self Assessment, for example a company or trust, using form SA402.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
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
Ask for a change in how the minimum amount of Married Couple's Allowance is divided between you and your spouse or civil partner using the online form.
Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
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.
How to notify the MHRA of your intention to carry out a clinical investigation for medical devices.
Find out how to provide the minimum level of pension that must be paid, depending on benefits a member has accrued and according to anti-franking legislation.
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
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