Separating or divorcing
When you can file for divorce, what the court has to be satisfied of, and how assets and maintenance are decided.
Women’s Charter 1961
Guides for life events
What the law says when something happens to you, in plain English, with every section it relies on linked.
3 guides about family · Each checked against the official text
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Children: custody and maintenance
A parent’s duty to maintain a child, how the court orders maintenance, and how custody is decided.
Women’s Charter 1961
When someone dies: wills and estates
What makes a will valid, who inherits when there is no will, and who can administer the estate.
Wills Act 1838, Intestate Succession Act 1967, Probate and Administration Act 1934