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• Getting a divorce or ending your civil partnership

  Getting a divorce or ending your civil partnership This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you want to end

• Ways to end your marriage or civil partnership

  to permanently end your marriage, you should apply for a divorce. If you’re in a civil partnership and want to permanently end your civil partnership, you should apply for a dissolution. If you don’t

• Deciding what to do when you separate

  , there are things you'll need to work out. The partner you’re separating from could be your husband, wife or civil partner - even if you’re not divorcing or ending your civil partnership straight

• How to separate

  How to separate Deciding what to do when you separate Using mediation to help you separate Ways to end your marriage or civil partnership Getting a divorce or ending your civil partnership

• Staying in the UK on a visa without your partner

  as a dependant on your partner's visa, your visa status could change when you separate or divorce. It's worth getting help from a specialist legal adviser who can advise you on your individual

• Living together and marriage - legal differences

  married. Marriage, divorce, or even just moving in with someone can have an impact on your money as your priorities change. Use our budget calculator to see where your money goes each month so you

• Who can inherit if there is no will – the rules of intestacy

  or civil partners inherit under the rules of intestacy only if they are actually married or in a civil partnership at the time of death. So if you are divorced or if your civil partnership has been

• Arranging financial support after you separate

  your budgets - usually after 12 months If you’re not ready to get divorced or end your civil partnership You can ask a solicitor to write down your arrangements as a ‘separation agreement’. A separation

• Dividing up money and belongings when you separate

  or in a civil partnership, you might be entitled to a share of your ex-partner’s pension when you divorce or end your civil partnership. You should try to reach an agreement between yourselves about

• Family

  differences How to separate Deciding what to do when you separate Using mediation to help you separate Ways to end your marriage or civil partnership Getting a divorce or ending your civil partnership