State entitlements - Money Advice Service : Divorce and separation : If you have children. The amount of tax credit you can claim depends on the number of children you look after and your household income. You may get extra if your child has a disability. If you work, you may be able to claim Working Tax Credit, which, if you have children, can include help with childcare costs. To find out if you are eligible see the Directgov website.
If you were previously getting tax credits, you must tell the Tax Credits Office that you have separated and the amount of credits you get is likely to change. If you have not claimed credits before, you may now be eligible – see the Directgov website. Whoever has the main day-to-day care of the children can claim (or continue to get) Child Benefit. Family and personal. Divorce Aid: Emotions in Divorce: Support and Advice for Families in Divorce. We hope that we are able to help you.
In this section we discuss things for you to consider before divorce. Perhaps you could save your marriage? We look at your emotions and ways of dealing with them. Our Further help section has sources of support including counselling, therapy, recovery courses, divorce videos, holidays and helplines. Thinking about divorce? Is there another crisis in your life? Divorce Aid: Choosing a solicitor. 'Failure is delay but not defeat.
It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.'William Arthur Ward. Please scroll down the page for 'Questionnaire for first solicitor meeting' Why do I need a solicitor? Ending a marriage. Ending a marriage When your marriage comes to an end, you will probably have a number of things to sort out with your partner, which may include childcare, money, housing, and other property and possessions.
You and your partner could decide: to separate informally, without going to courtto separate by drawing up a separation agreementto end your marriage formally by getting a divorce. Back to contents Who to inform when your marriage ends If you and your partner are separating, you should tell: your housing benefit officeyour council tax office (England and Wales)your local office of the Rates Collection Agency (Northern Ireland)your mortgage lenderwater, gas, electricity and telephone companiesyour benefits officeyour tax office, particularly if you're getting tax creditscurrent school and future school if you have children and they are movingyour bank or any other financial institution if you have a joint account.
Separating informally. If you have children - Money Advice Service : Divorce and separation. As parents, you are both financially responsible for your children, including any adopted children. This means the parent without main day-to-day care is expected to help with the cost of looking after the children. This is usually done by paying maintenance to the parent who does have day-to-day care. Each parent should pay towards the costs of the children according to their resources. However, if the parents cannot agree about how much they should each contribute, the parent without main day-to-day care can simply be obliged to pay maintenance at a specific rate. This applies whether you are getting divorced, dissolving a civil partnership, or splitting up after living together, or where you have never lived with your child's other parent.
If you are married or in a civil partnership, depending on the circumstances, you might be responsible for step-children, for example if they were treated as children of the family and you both supported them financially. Private agreement. Separation and divorce│financial information from Moneymadeclear. Government launches online divorce calculator - D.I.V.O.R.C.E. 31 Dec 2010 10:37 | by a staff writer | Filed in Internet While the Coalition considers offering meagre cash bonuses to married couples, a government body has launched a way to find out how much dosh you can diddle your partner out of with a divorce.
According to the last bastion of truth in the land of media spin and chips, The Daily Mail says the anonymous tool, launched by the Consumer Financial Education Body, will "help couples in loveless marriages reduce the cost of hiring lawyers while deciding their futures. " Divorce is a universal right - so of course it will work for the Mail's favourite talking point, cohabiting couples and civil partnerships.
"Critics say the tool goes against the sanctity of marriage and will encourage couples to split up rather than try to resolve their differences," squawks the Mail presumably quoting itself. You can figure out how much money you're owed at the Take Him To The Cleaners tool here.