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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.

• Check you can get a divorce

  You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:…

• Before you apply

  You must decide whether you want to make a joint application with your…

• How to apply

  To apply for a divorce you’ll need: yours and your husband or wife’s full…

• What happens after you apply

  What happens after you apply depends whether you applied for a divorce…

• Apply for a conditional order or decree nisi

  A conditional order and decree nisi are documents that say that the court…

• Finalise your divorce

  To end your marriage you must apply for either: a final order a decree…

• If your husband or wife lacks mental capacity

  You can apply for a divorce if your husband or wife ‘lacks mental…

Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents

• Who can foster

  Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To…

• Types of foster care

  There are many types of foster care. The application process is the same…

• Help with the cost of fostering

  All foster parents receive a foster care allowance to cover the cost of…

• Applying to become a foster parent

  The process starts when you apply to become a foster parent and finishes…

• Your fostering assessment

  Before you can foster a child you must pass an assessment by a social…

• After you've applied

  The fostering service will contact you to tell you the result of your…

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.

• Updated: 2 August 2024

• Updated: 1 January 2014

Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner

Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

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