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Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
Giving people permission to make decisions about your money and property - how to use, register or cancel an enduring power of attorney
How children's savings accounts are taxed, and the £100 limit on savings given by parents
Check you can end your civil partnership, agree or disagree with an application, what to do if your partner lacks mental capacity
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
How to stop being an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form CH105, appointees, voluntary organisations
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption, if you live in the UK.
Use this form to report that an original will is lost and you’re applying for probate. You must only use this form if you're representing yourself.
How to send a deceased person's passport back to His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO).
Use this form to claim Bereavement Support Payment.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Search for Sure Start Children's Centres near to your home to find out about daycare and parenting advice
Apply to the Court of Protection for a one-off decision if you're concerned about someone's personal welfare, property or financial affairs.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain.
Apply to adopt a child through your local council if you are 21 or over and can offer a stable home to a child
What happens to money in your Court Funds Office account after your 18th birthday
Complete this label and attach it to the envelope containing your last will and testament when you send it to HMCTS to be stored.
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
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