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Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Use this form to claim Bereavement Support Payment.
Appealing to a Mental Health Tribunal if you're sectioned: how to appeal, what happens at a hearing and what to do if you lose your case
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents.
Use this form to apply to extend your stop on a probate application (known as a caveat).
What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass
Forms and guidance for making statutory declarations when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
Apply to pay less for Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) deputy assessment and supervision fees.
Use these forms in your online application for a certificate of no impediment (CNI) and marital status certificate (MSC) to get married in Spain.
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
Forms for court-appointed deputies to report actions taken on behalf of their clients in the past year.
Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Self declaration form and accompanying notes for British nationals to get married or register a civil partnership (PACS) in France. For use in place of certificates of celibacy and custom.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council.
How to apply to have your child returned if they've been abducted, or arrange contact or enforce a court order in EU, Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries
Appoint a public official to act as executor of your estate if no one else can do it - the Public Trustee, Official Solicitor, fees, contact
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