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

• Overview

  You cannot make a new application to the Child Maintenance Service if the…

• If the other parent lives abroad

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

• If you live abroad

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

• If the other parent works abroad for a British organisation

  You might be able to make a new child maintenance claim instead of…

Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.

• Updated: 5 August 2025

A speech delivered by the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, at an event hosted by The Times and ParentKind to launch the charity's annual report.

• Updated: 17 September 2025

• Updated: 1 January 2013

Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.

Statistics on live births by parents' country of birth.

• Updated: 23 August 2018

Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.

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

Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.

• Updated: 7 July 2025

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