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Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
You can make a claim to cancel (‘revoke’) or change (‘vary’) the details…
Download and fill in claim form N208. You’re known as the ‘claimant’ if…
You must advertise your claim in a newspaper local to the missing person’s…
You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
You cannot change a death certificate once it’s been issued, but you can…
Anyone can apply to correct a death entry. However, the General Register…
It costs £75 or £90 to apply to correct a mistake in a death registration.…
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
How the death certification process in England and Wales will change from April 2024, including the introduction of medical examiners.
A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or solicitor
Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears
A report on the investigation into the death of Elizabeth Dixon and a series of recommendations in respect of the failures in the care she received from the NHS.
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Information about changes to the death certification process in England and Wales from 9 September 2024.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Report changes in circumstances if you're claiming or have applied for Carer's Allowance - if you get a job, take a break from caring for someone, stop being a carer
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
How to tell HMRC if there's a change to your personal details - address, name, income, marital status, gender
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate to legally change your gender.
How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
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