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How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Guideline figures for carrying out a summary assessment of court costs, listed by pay band and grade for different parts of the country.
Use this form to apply for probate by post either as an executor named in the will of someone who's died, or as a beneficiary if there are no executors.
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
Your rights when bailiffs visit your home - entering your home, debts, complaining about private bailiffs, court bailiffs, civilian enforcement officers, certificated enforcement agents. Includes information from the withdra…
Use this form to apply for letters of administration to manage the estate of the person who has died if they have not left a will.
Ask the court to make an order protecting you and any relevant child from abuse or harassment by a named person, or to prevent them living in your home.
Use this form to start a request for a financial order in proceedings for divorce or ending a civil partnership.
Use this form to complete a ‘statement of information’ to help the court decide whether the financial and property arrangements you’ve made are fair.
Find out what you should bring for a court or tribunal hearing, how you can get support, and what to expect on the day
What to do when you disagree with a tax decision - appealing against a decision, getting a review by HMRC and reasonable excuses.
Hearings listed in the Business and Property Courts in the Rolls Building.
How to raise a complaint or give general feedback about the service HMCTS provides.
When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to respond, agree or disagree, start your own proceedings, court hearing, apply for a decree absolute.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Daily cause lists for cases to be heard in the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL. Central London County Court list updated 23 May 2023
Use this form to tell the civil court which documents you served, who you served them on, and when, where and how you served them.
Use this form to apply to a court to end your marriage or civil partnership.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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