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Family Law
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Local authority help for homeless people
Local authorities have to provide help to
some people who are homeless. In order to
decide what legal duty it has, a local
authority will carry out enquiries to decide
if someone is eligible for assistance,
legally homeless, or threatened with
homelessness, in priority need and not
intentionally homeless. In addition, it may
investigate whether someone has a local
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| Spotlight on Family Law |
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Divorce
A divorce cannot be applied for until the
couple have been married for at least one
year. There are no exceptions to this rule.
To get divorced in England and Wales, the
marriage must be recognised as valid by
United Kingdom law and one of the partners
must:-
» be living in England or Wales when the
divorce is applied for
» have been living in England or Wales
during the year before the application is
made.
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