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If you’re ending a marriage or civil partnership
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Working out money and property matters yourselves
The financial and property issues you'll need to think about when your marriage or civil partnership ends
Maintenance payments if you divorce or end a civil partnership
Working out maintenance for your former husband, wife or civil partner when your marriage or civil partnership ends
Savings and investments when you end a marriage or civil partnership
What you'll need to do about savings and investments at the end of a marriage or civil partnership
Splitting possessions when you end a marriage or civil partnership
Ways to divide what you own at the end of a marriage or civil partnership
Legal agreements if you split up or separate
If you're separating but not divorcing immediately, a legal agreement covering property and possessions could help you
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Working out who gets what
Find out how your money, property and possessions could be split at the end of your relationship
