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How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
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…
Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you get and how to apply for free.
Marriage Allowance lets you transfer £1,260 of your Personal Allowance to…
You can apply for Marriage Allowance online. It’s free to apply. If both…
You must cancel Marriage Allowance if any of the following apply: your…
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.
Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you need, how to apply for free online.
Exploring the Gendered Experiences of Child Marriage Amongst Adolescent Girls and Boys in Ethiopia
How to get a legal or judicial separation if you want to separate from your partner without divorcing them.
Sue Husband was previously Head of Education for the UK at McDonald’s. She started her career with McDonald’s in 1987, as a 16-year-old crew member, whilst studying for A-levels. Sue went on to work in a variety of roles in...
Exploring changing patterns in adolescents’ access to education and learning in Ethiopia.
Use form MATCF to apply for Marriage Allowance to transfer 10% of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner.
Scott Mitchell appointed People’s Champion of the national mission to beat dementia, founded in his wife Dame Barbara Windsor’s memory.
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.
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
Charity Commission inquiry finds serious financial mismanagement at charity which only filed one annual return in twenty-three years.
Apply for British citizenship if you're married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
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