FURTHER INFORMATION
Websites and organisations that provide further information that may be useful.
GENERAL INFORMATION
www.ondivorce.co.uk
www.divorceaid.co.uk/index.html
www.insidedivorce.com/
www.adviceguide.org.uk/ - Citizens Advice Bureau online advice website, also search for local branches.
THE DIVORCE PROCESS
www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/FamilyIssuesAndTheLaw/DG_4002976
www.advicenow.org.uk/fileLibrary/pdf/divorce_final_(revised_27.3.06).pdf
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/index.htm Produce following downloadable leaflets about divorce process.
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About Divorce
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I want to get a divorce – What do I do?
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Children and Divorce –
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The Respondent has replied to my petition. What must I do next?
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I have a decree nisi – What must I do next?
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I want to apply for a Financial Order
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Children and the family courts
LEGAL ADVICE
www.legalservices.gov.uk/ - Legal Services Commission - for advice about public funding (legal aid) including assessment tools to assess eligibility for public funding and details of solicitors who offer this service. (list of local solicitors that offer publicly funded service available from HFMS)
www.lawworksclinics.org.uk/herts/index.php - Law clinic run by University of Herts providing free service.
PARENTING ISSUES
www.parentlineplus.org.uk – lots of very useful advice and information. For section on helping children through divorce - from home page click on ‘Parenting Topics A – Z’ then click on ‘Divorce and Separation’ on left hand menu.
www.relate.org.uk/familylife/familybreakup/ - Relate offer ‘Relate for Parents’ service that can help you to deal with the process positively and learn how best to help the children through the experience. They also run ‘Parents Apart’ workshops focused on managing the needs of your children and ‘Relate counselling for young people (10 – 25years). (Services offered at different Relate offices will vary)
www.divorceaid.co.uk/child/parents.html support, advice and information for parents going through divorce or separation and ways of helping support children
www.insidedivorce.com Some helpful articles on helping children cope with divorce or separation
www.theparentconnection.org.uk/pdfs/parentingplan.pdf - parenting plan
www.theparentconnection.org.uk/zone3.asp - very helpful website giving practical information and advice on the ensure the effect on your children is kept to a ways to try to minimum.
Legal aspects regarding children in the divorce process
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/d185_0405.pdf
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/cb1_0806.pdf
Parental responsibility
www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/ParentsRights/DG_4002954 explains what parental responsibility is and who has it / how can be obtained.
www.advicenow.org.uk/go/livingtogether/feature_251.html?pkgid=22 – good source of information about all aspects of parental responsibility.
EMOTIONAL ISSUES
http://www.bacp.co.uk/ - British Assoc. for Counselling and Psychotherapy website with list of counselling services
www.divorceaid.co.uk/emotional/index.html
www.insidedivorce.com/
COHABITATION
www.advicenow.org.uk/livingtogether - details about rights of cohabiting couples. See ‘Housing and Living together.’
www.marriedornot.org.uk provides overview of differences between legal position of married and unmarried couples.
FINANCIAL MATTERS - GENERAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION
The following sites have useful money saving tips and advice, cost comparisons for utilities/ insurance etc, helpful mortgage information and debt management advice etc.
www.moneysavingexpert.com
www.fool.co.uk
www.thisismoney.co.uk
www.moneysupermarket.com
STATE BENEFITS
www.entitledto.co.uk very useful and easy to use online way of checking possible benefit entitlement
www.adviceguide.org.uk/ Citizens Advice Bureau can provide benefit checks, website provides details of local branches and benefits information.
DEBT ADVICE
www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/debt.htm Debt info and advice available online and from branches of CAB
www.cccs.co.uk Free online or freephone advice (0800 138 1111) on debt management and planning.
MORTGAGES
Websites for further general information about types of mortgages etc.-
www.godirect.co.uk/mortgages.php
www.conveyancing-cms.co.uk/mortgage-information.asp
Mortgage Calculator to work out repayments for repayment and interest only mortgages –
www.cml.org.uk/cml/consumers/calculator/mortcalculator
Divorcee Mortgages -
www.ondivorce.co.uk/smmortgages.htm
www.insolvencyhelpline.co.uk/mortgages/mortgages-for-divorcees.htm
HOUSING
Shared Housing Schemes
www.housingcorp.gov.uk/upload/pdf/SO_leaflet_20050923114822.pdf General information about how housing association shared ownership schemes work
www.stalbansobserver.co.uk/display.var.727525.0.0.php Article about shared ownership.
www.housingcorp.gov.uk/index.php Housing corporation website – has information about government the range of backed shared housing schemes (through housing associations and ‘Open Market Homebuy’. Also has a database of all UK housing associations listed by local authority.
PENSIONS
General pension information and options for pensions on divorce
www.sharingpensions.co.uk/pensharing5.htm
www.ondivorce.co.uk/smpensions.htm
CAR VALUATIONS
www.glass.co.uk/ online car valuations
www.parkers.co.uk/cars/used-prices/ online car valuations
