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What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.

• Overview

  There are different rules for child maintenance if a parent lives abroad.…

• If the other parent lives abroad

  How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other…

• Enforcing a child maintenance decision if you live abroad

  You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent…

If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice

• Overview

  Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…

• Your rights

  You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…

• What you can get

  What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…

• Apply for money you're owed

  You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…

• After you apply

  It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…

How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.

• Overview and fees

  You may be eligible to apply to ‘register’ as a British citizen if you’re…

• You were born on or after 1 January 1983

  How you apply depends on where you were born. You were born in the UK or a…

• You were born before 1 January 1983

  Read the guidance to check if you can apply. Fill in the form to apply…

• After you’ve applied

  You’ll get a letter confirming your application. It can take up to 4…

Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.

The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.

• Updated: 18 September 2024

Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK

Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

Find out what to do if your child maintenance payment is missed or you're not able to pay your child maintenance.

What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.