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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.
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…
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
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.
Your income will probably change after the death of your partner. If you…
You’ll have to make new claims for some benefits that your partner was…
You may be able to get extra pension payments from your husband, wife or…
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein or a person of Northern Ireland.
Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
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.
Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Prime Minister and correspondence between the Chancellor of the Exchequer's husband and letting agent.
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