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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
If your husband or wife has applied for a divorce, the court will send you…
You must reply by the deadline on your ‘notice of proceedings’. How you…
If you reply that you agree with the divorce, the divorce will go ahead.…
You can only disagree with the divorce if you have a legal reason. For…
What you do next depends on where things stopped. If they have not applied…
You might want to start your own divorce. For example, if your husband or…
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
After someone dies, a medical examiner will check the cause of death to…
If a death is reported to a coroner, the documents you need to register…
You must register a death with the local authorities in the country where…
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government…
Contact the following organisations if you cannot use the Tell Us Once…
The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered,…
You must register the death. You may also need to report the death of a…
Bereavement is a personal experience and can affect people in different…
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:…
You must decide whether you want to make a joint application with your…
To apply for a divorce you’ll need: yours and your husband or wife’s full…
What happens after you apply depends whether you applied for a divorce…
A conditional order and decree nisi are documents that say that the court…
To end your marriage you must apply for either: a final order a decree…
You can apply for a divorce if your husband or wife ‘lacks mental…
A summary of the types of scientific advice available at the MHRA, the process for getting advice and the fees involved.
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
Check you can end your civil partnership, agree or disagree with an application, what to do if your partner lacks mental capacity
Order or search online for a copy of a decree absolute or final order if you want to remarry or prove your marital status.
How to pay Inheritance Tax: get a reference number, payment methods, use the deceased's bank account, National Savings and Investments, government stock, yearly instalments.
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