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See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
The Child Maintenance Service usually follows 6 steps to work out the…
You can ask the Child Maintenance Service to take other income and…
The amount you pay or receive in child maintenance can change when: your…
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
You can choose how to make arrangements for looking after your children if…
You do not have to do any official paperwork if you agree about child…
A mediator can help you and your ex-partner agree on child arrangements,…
If you’ve got help and still cannot agree then you’ll need to apply for a…
You can apply online or using a paper form for any of the following: child…
The court will arrange a ‘directions hearing’ with both parents if you…
You can change an existing court order or consent order. You can also ask…
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
You can apply for a birth registration correction when the information is…
The following people can apply for a correction: the mother the father (if…
It costs £83 or £99 to apply to correct a mistake in a birth registration.…
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
How to apply to have your child returned if they've been abducted, or arrange contact or enforce a court order in EU, Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
Use this sample letter to get evidence from an organisation providing domestic violence support services (including refuges) if you're applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Apply for the return of a child taken abroad against your wishes, to make contact with them or to enforce a court order overseas.
Use this letter to get proof that an appropriate health professional referred you to a domestic violence support service, if you're applying for legal aid.
Letter to get evidence that social services think your child has been abused or is at risk, if you're applying for legal aid.
Use these letters to get proof a partner has been convicted of domestic violence against you, if you're applying for legal aid.
Use this sample letter to get proof a partner promised in court not to harass or threaten you, if you're applying for legal aid.
Sample letters to get proof that a partner has been issued with a domestic violence protection order, if you're applying for legal aid.
Use this letter to get evidence a partner has been cautioned by police for domestic violence against you, if you're applying for legal aid.
Form for local authority staff to ask the authorities in another country for information or assistance in a child protection case.
Use this sample letter to get evidence that you've been abused by a partner, if you're applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Use these letters to get proof a partner has been convicted of child abuse, if you're applying for legal aid.
Sample letters to get evidence of a restraining order or injunction against an abusive partner, if you're applying for legal aid.
Use this sample letter to get evidence that your partner abused a child, if you're applying for legal aid.
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