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What happens to money in your Court Funds Office account after your 18th birthday
What to do if you or someone you know is being forced into getting married, how you can try to stop the marriage from taking place, and what to do if you want to leave a forced marriage
If you're a sperm donor, you could be the legal parent of any child that is born
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
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption, if you live in the UK.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Forms and guidance for making statutory declarations when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
How to stop being an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
Manage money in a Court Funds Office account for someone if you're authorised by the Court of Protection - interest, statements, investments, deposits, withdrawals, closing an account and complaints
Self declaration form and accompanying notes for British nationals to get married or register a civil partnership (PACS) in France. For use in place of certificates of celibacy and custom.
Use this form to apply to extend your stop on a probate application (known as a caveat).
Appoint a public official to act as executor of your estate if no one else can do it - the Public Trustee, Official Solicitor, fees, contact
Appealing to a Mental Health Tribunal if you're sectioned: how to appeal, what happens at a hearing and what to do if you lose your case
Complete this label and attach it to the envelope containing your last will and testament when you send it to HMCTS to be stored.
Affidavit (religious) and Affirmation (non-religious) of Marital forms for marriage under local law in South Korea
Forms for burial or cremation authorities and funeral directors to claim back fees and specific expenses for a child burial or cremation.
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