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Marriage, Relationships & Families sticky
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Help please! - Severance of joint tenancy with unequal shares
Writing this for a friend, names have been changed! Does anyone have any experience of serving a notice of severance of joint tenancy when the split should not be 50/50? We want to state the desire to sever joint tenancy and ideally become tenants in common (as he refuses to remove himself from the deeds) with an unequal…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I give my nephew £10,000 now even though he'll likely fritter it away?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Following a small inheritance I received four years ago, I gave my niece £10,000 towards a house deposit. I want to do the same for my nephew, her brother, but his life's very different. Although he's 29 he's not saving for anything in particular, and his parents say any…
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Opinion on Telling the Income In House
Just wanted to get people’s thoughts on this. Do you think it’s a good idea to tell your family members your actual income, or is it better to mention a bit less to help with money saving? Some people say being open keeps things honest and makes budgeting easier, while others think saying a lower amount helps avoid…
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Controversial dads football team name?
Hi all, this is a bit random. But I'm looking to see if I'm right in my thinking here, or overthinking. I play football for a local dads group, and we are ordering a football kit to play in some charity games / friendlies. A load of names were suggested in our whatsapp group, but the one that has won the poll is 'AC…
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Will, excluding “potential inheritance” from joint assets
Hi, not sure how to word this! My husband and I ( we have no children) have mirrored wills to pass on our assets, how can I make provision for potential inheritance from my parents to ensure that any part of that goes to my side of the family and not shared as part of our joint assets? I obviously don’t know how much I…
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Mediator
I've had an invitation to attend paid mediation as arranged by my STBX. I've had no involvement in the selection of the mediator, they have already attended an initial session. Can I challenge this as I have been getting threatening emails from their solicitor too. Should they be mutually chosen?
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Invoicing for past care provided
I hope someone could offer me some advice. My parents health declined and they needed daily help with personal and everyday. We suggested we build an annex for them on our property so I could be there 24/7, cameras installed etc. Parents paid for the annex, sold their original home and the money went into their banks. They…
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Is there a lack of financial education in the UK from family and schools?
Is it just me or does there seem to be a lack of financial education in the UK whether that be from school or from parents? When I fled the nest and got my first property nobody taught me about personal finances and it was only through life experience and my own research that I became more aware. -Have a budget that you…
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A warning for all you unmarried couples out there!
It seems that the majority of people in long term partnerships who have not formalised that relationship though marriage or a civil partnership are living in ignorance of what sort of financial mess they could leave their loved ones in the event of their death. Less than 50% of these couples have put wills in place and…
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Looked after children through theLA
Hi we have been looking after our 2 grandchildren for the LA as they were taken from their mother in August 25. We have gone through all the process of assessments & we're told by the court they could stay with us. What financial support are we entitled to please
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Wanna check blood tests
Saw urologist other day and he said oh you've got diabetes. How can I check the NHS app to check my last blood tests? Doctors too lazy to ever contact you buy I'd like my.last round of blood tests interpreted
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Elderly parent and her adult son living at home due to health, how much housekeeping ?
So this questions is about my adult brother and mother, I am just curious if what is being paid is about right. So my brother currently lives at home with our 83 year old mother in her house, just the two of them. He is currently not working due to health issues. He gets UC of £823 a month but no other benefits, so that is…
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For those with very small families
Hello everyone, This might be a bit of a 'niche' topic, but I would like to hear from anyone who has a very small family. That is the situation I am in. My partner and I are both only children. We have no children of our own and are very unlikely to (we are on the older side). I have a few friends, including one very good…
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D81 form assets already split
Hello Me and my ex are currently starting the divorce proceedings. It's an amicable split and we have been separated two years now. The only asset we had was the family home which I bought her out of 18 months ago. What do.i fill out in on the D81 as the house has obviously risen in price since the transfer of equity all…
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Amicable divorce
Has anyone had any experience of using the company Amicable for their divorce? From what I understand it's part of the Octopus group of companies. Myself and my wife want to get a Consent Order with a 'clean break' in relation to our finances. We're in agreement about the division of our assets so there's no mediation…
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One for the ladies
I’m in a long term relationship and feel we are long overdue getting engaged. We’ve always wanted to travel to Iceland to see Northern lights where I had planned on proposing. Over the past year I’ve been saving to buy an engagement ring and now have enough for either the trip to Iceland or the engagement ring. Due to kids…
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Home education, finances, and anxiety
Hi everyone, I’d be really grateful for advice from anyone who’s been through something similar. My daughter is 11 (Year 7) and has struggled with anxiety around school since Reception. On her first days of school, she would sit in puddles in her uniform to try to avoid going in, and burst into tears. She did eventually…
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Am I paying too much?
I recently moved in with my partner and have been paying rent/board for the past six months. A colleague suggested I review what I’m contributing, as it might be higher than expected considering everything else I pay for in the household. For context: my partner earns about £10k more per year than I do. I currently pay…
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Power of Attorney witnesses (lack of)
I have been looking into drawing up Power of Attorney agreements for myself and realised that for various reasons I don't have many people who I could ask to be witnesses. Most of my contacts are related to me, which immediately rules them out, and the 2 friends I spoke to about it both said they would not feel comfortable…
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