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When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to reply (respond), what happens if you agree or disagree (dispute), what happens if you do not reply, what to do if your husband or wife does not continue the divorce

• Overview

  If your husband or wife has applied for a divorce, the court will send you…

• How to reply

  You must reply by the deadline on your ‘notice of proceedings’. How you…

• If you agree with the divorce

  If you reply that you agree with the divorce, the divorce will go ahead.…

• If you disagree with the divorce

  You can only disagree with the divorce if you have a legal reason. For…

• If your husband or wife does not continue the divorce

  What you do next depends on where things stopped. If they have not applied…

• Start your own divorce

  You might want to start your own divorce. For example, if your husband or…

What to do when you disagree with a tax decision (HMRC1) - appealing against a decision, getting a review by HMRC and reasonable excuses.

• Overview

  You can challenge certain tax penalties or decisions from HM Revenue &…

• Disagree with a tax decision

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will tell you in their decision letter what…

• Disagree with a penalty

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may charge you a penalty if you: send a tax…

• Get a review

  You can get a tax decision or penalty looked at by someone in a different…

• Delay payment during appeals and reviews

  You may be able to delay paying a tax bill or penalty if you’re in the…

• Reasonable excuses

  You’ll usually need to provide a reasonable excuse if you: want to…

• Get help

  You can contact HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) if you have a query about a…

How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs

A Vaccine Damage Payment is a one-off tax-free payment of £120,000 if you're severely disabled as a result of vaccination against certain diseases - what you'll get, eligibility and applying.

Settle disputes between your charity's trustees, staff or members to avoid putting your charity’s funds and users at risk.

• Updated: 23 May 2013

How to appeal to your council or the Valuation Tribunal about a Council Tax bill, fine or completion notice

Challenge a benefit decision - how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration, evidence you'll need, deadlines and what happens next.

Appeal a decision by your local planning authority about an application for consent to display an advertisement - documents you need to provide, who can appeal, how long it takes

How to challenge a decision by a magistrates' court. Including how to get a fine reviewed, if you did not know about your case, how to appeal to the Crown Court.