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Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
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Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
Child maintenance and disagreements about parentage
You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures
When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to respond, agree or disagree, start your own proceedings, court hearing, apply for a decree absolute.
Contact details of English speaking lawyers in Gabon.
How to file for divorce if you're in England or Wales.
Questionnaire to give to the Official Solicitor in divorce proceedings when one party may lack litigation 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
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