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What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.
The Government is introducing legislation to allow people to use video-conferencing technology for the witnessing of wills being made.
A letter for British nationals getting married in the Netherlands who are asked by Dutch authorities for a declaration of single status.
The process when a British national dies in Germany, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
List of UK-based funeral directors for British nationals when someone dies abroad.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north east of England.
The process when a British national dies in Pakistan, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Organisations and professionals can use an online service provided by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to view a summary of a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in China.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the Midlands.
How to make a summary decision on court costs in a fast track case or after a short hearing lasting up to a day.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Philippines, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guidance explains how to fix an inconsistency relating to your name, as a UK national in Italy, so you can prove your identity to access local services.
The process when a British national dies in Poland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the west of England.
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
How to meet your consumer law obligations as an unregulated provider of will writing, online divorce and pre-paid probate services.
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