If you are separating from your husband, wife or partner and you and/or they own the home, your rights to remain in or return to the home or to make your partner leave will depend on whether you are married or in a civil partnership and whose name is on the property's title deeds. This page explains how to work out what your rights are.

If you and your partner are splitting up, you may wish to sell your home. Your rights to sell or to receive a financial share of the proceeds will depend on the legal status of your relationship and whether the home is jointly or solely owned. This also affects whether you can prevent your partner from selling the family home without your consent.

This page explains whether or not your husband, wife or partner can evict you from your home when your relationship breaks down. It also helps you work out whether you have the right to return to your home after you have left, and looks at how the courts can resolve disputes over who will stay in the home in the short term.

This page looks at your options if you and your ex-partner have decided not to sell the family home and need to decide who will remain living there. Some of the options involve going to court, others do not. If you're not married or in a civil partnership, your options will be more limited.

If your spouse or partner moves out, you'll need to consider how to keep up with the mortgage payments. This page explains your options. It also looks at how you may be able to get help to pay the mortgage.