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Find out the main fees if you need to make a money claim, get a divorce, or you are involved in another type of case in the civil or family courts.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also called …
Apply for a 'child arrangements', 'prohibited steps' or 'specific issue' order under the Children Act 1989. You might be able to apply online.
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Use this 'application notice' to ask a court to set aside or vary a judgment, or suspend an enforcement process.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
Find court and tribunal forms, including divorce, probate, deed poll, money claim, help with fees and social security tribunal forms.
Common Platform allows the police, judiciary, solicitors, barristers and criminal justice agencies to access and edit case information.
If you're 18 or over, use these forms to put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ your deed poll at the Royal Courts of Justice. Includes guidance.
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
Use this form to apply for probate by post either as an executor named in the will of someone who's died, or as a beneficiary if there are no executors.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
Apply online or with the EX160 paper form when you make your court or tribunal application. Includes EX160A guidance notes.
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 gu…
How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.
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