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How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare.
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Order or search online for a copy of a decree absolute or final order if you want to remarry or prove your marital status.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Certify a document as a true copy of the original by getting it signed and dated by a professional person, like a solicitor
Get military records of service for the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply.
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
How to open a Junior ISA for your child - including managing and adding money to an account.
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply or stop being an appointee.
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 to pay less to register a lasting or enduring power of attorney.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.
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
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
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