Understand what happens and what you have to do after you start a civil claim and before you get to the final hearing. This guide shows you what you have to provide to the court in a civil court case and explains the process of 'allocation' and 'directions', what the do with the 'pre-trial checklist', how to prepare a 'chronology', what to do if the other side doesn't obey the court's instructions, or what to do if you cannot. It is part of a series about taking someone to the civil court to sort out a problem or disagreement. You can start a civil claim about money owed, broken contracts

Understand how the processes for divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships work and what you can expect. This guide is for you if you are facing the end of your marriage or civil partnership - it explains what you need to think about, what the law says, how to come to agreements, and what help is out there to help you plan for the future. We want to help you find your way through the maze with as little stress and upset as possible. This information applies to England and Wales only.

Understand what you need to think about and what the law says about your rights if you are separating from a partner you live with (but were not married or in a civil partnership with). This guide will be helpful if you are still living together after a break up or if one of you has moved out. It will help you to find ways of agreeing arrangements with your ex, remind you who you need to tell, and explain how to find the help you might need to plan for the future. Information applies to England and Wales.

Understand how family mediation could help you if you have or are separating or divorcing and are struggling to agree on what is going to happen to your home, money, children or other family issues. It doesn’t matter if you were married, in a civil partnership, living together, or never did any of these things. The information in this guide applies in England and Wales.

Protect your financial future, and your partner's. Use our clear template to create a living together agreement. Avoid solicitor fees and gain security if you separate. Make one tonight. All couples that live together should make a living together agreement (also called a cohabitation agreement). Buy the step-by-step guide to make an agreement yourselves, quickly and cheaply, using our cohabitation agreement template. This information applies to England and Wales only.

Divorcing? Don't lose out on your fair share. Read our expert guide to pension sharing, splitting, or offsetting and how to agree. Written in collaboration with the Pension Advisory Group. The information in this guide applies to the law in England and Wales.

This film is a step-by-step guide to how you fill out Form E, your financial statement. It is for people dividing their finances as part of a divorce and don't have a lawyer to help. This information applies to anyone divorcing in England and Wales.

If you have been contacted by children's services you may feel confused or scared. You may be worried about what could happen to your children. We have created this guide for Roma families but the information is also relevant for any other parents living in England who are contacted by children's services about their children. The information in this guide applies to England only.

Looking for more legal help? Have you had a look at what's available on our site? You may be able to find what you need to answer your question or solve your problem yourself using our information. All legal advice services will be extremely busy and unfortunately cannot help everyone who needs them, so please make sure you have read all the available information about your problem before contacting them. If you need more help and advice after that, we explain where you may be able to get help with your legal problem below. For England and Wales only.