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• Creditor takes money from your bank account

  Information on third party debt orders to take money owed to you to pay creditors, how they affect your bank account and what to do if a frozen bank account leads to hardship

• Work out which debts to deal with first

  Check which of your debts are ‘priority debts’ that you should deal with first

• Paying towards your debts after you go bankrupt

  While you’re bankrupt, you might be asked to make payments towards your debts if you have money left over after you’ve paid for the things you need. Find out more

• If a creditor takes money from your wages

  Information on attachment of earnings orders used to take money from your wages to pay back money owed to creditors

• Complaining about bailiffs

  Find out how to complain about bailiffs if you’ve been treated badly - and know what you can do if you’ve already complained

• Arranging financial support after you separate

  If you're married or in a civil partnership, you can apply for financial support (‘spousal maintenance’) from your ex when you separate. Find out more about what you can get or need to pay.

• Making child arrangements

  How to agree where your children live, who they live with and how often you'll see them after you've split up. This is also called making 'child arrangements'.

• Living together and marriage - legal differences

  Differences between how the law treats married and cohabiting couples including financial matters, responsibility for children and housing

• Check if going bankrupt is right for you

  Find out what to think about before you go bankrupt and how bankruptcy might affect you

• If your Universal Credit is reduced or stopped

  Find out why your Universal Credit payment might be reduced or stopped, and advice on what you can do about it. You'll be notified if your payment changes