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How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

• Getting a financial agreement

  When you divorce or end a civil partnership you and your ex-partner need…

• If you agree

  It’s usually more straightforward and less expensive if you agree how to…

• Get help agreeing

  A mediator can help you and your ex-partner agree on how to split money…

• Get the court to decide

  If you and your ex-partner cannot agree how to divide your finances you…

• Maintenance payments

  The court sometimes tells the person with the higher income to make…

• Tax when transferring assets

  You do not usually have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you give, or otherwise…

How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.

• Overview

  You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…

• Apply

  You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…

• The court hearing

  If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…

Mortgage Interest Run On is extra money you can get towards housing costs for 4 weeks if your benefits are stopping - eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim

• Overview

  Mortgage Interest Run On is extra money you can get towards your housing…

• What you'll get

  If you’re eligible and were getting Support for Mortgage Interest before…

• Eligibility

  You can claim Mortgage Interest Run On if you’ve stopped getting…

• How to claim

  You do not need to apply - you should get Mortgage Interest Run On…

Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received

Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.

Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.

Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

What happens to money in your Court Funds Office account after your 18th birthday

A GAD actuary Georgi Bedenham, has co-authored a guidance note to help countries assess value for money when using pre-arranged financing for disasters.

• Updated: 7 April 2025

Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.