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How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
When you divorce or end a civil partnership you and your ex-partner need…
It’s usually more straightforward and less expensive if you agree how to…
A mediator can help you and your ex-partner agree on how to split money…
If you and your ex-partner cannot agree how to divide your finances you…
The court sometimes tells the person with the higher income to make…
You do not usually have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you give, or otherwise…
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
Search for unclaimed money in a Court Funds Office account - find account, get information and claim
Find out if you’re a high value dealer and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
Make a payment to the Court Funds Office - pay a settlement, deposit money as part of a defence of tender before claim or repay an overpayment
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Find out if you’re a money service business and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
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