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Marriage, Relationships & Families sticky
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Delayed Will disbursement
Hello, would anyone know if it is possible to sue an estate administrator after will completion and disbursement? A will administrator has taken year's to finalize a very uncomplicated will and I could have invested the money due to me as a beneficiary at least 3 years ago. Just wondered if it would be worth the time and…
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Best way to invest for grandchildren.
My mother wishes to give each of her grandchildren £10,000 out of their grandfathers estate. Their ages range from 12 to 20. Two are in England, two in Scotland and one in Australia. She wants the money to be "in trust" until their 25th birthday. By this I think she just means she doesn't want them to have access to it…
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Divorce- Should we sell our house or sell my share for much less than its value?
Hello! This is my first post here. Really need some impartial advice. Me and my wife of 4 years are getting divorced, with the consent order about 10 weeks away. Originally, I was very keen to leave the home so I agreed (verbally) to sell my share for £10,000 to her brother, because I wanted her to stay living in the home…
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Setting up a will - children and step children
Husband and I are in our 50’s, married for over 20 years, own a home (mortgaged) and our 2 children live with us (teens one of whom is under 18). We have life insurance that would pay off the mortgage and leave some spare cash should either my spouse or I die. We have discussed making a will but a simple mirror will but…
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Cost of care for the elderly
My husband, aged 74 years has dementia and had to go into permanent residential care. He is self funding, except for the attendance allowance of just over £100 per week. Any assets over £23,250 mean that he pays for everything. That figure has not risen since goodness knows when. It was the same when my mother went into…
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Over valued estate for probate
My wife and I were tenants in common of our house. We had trust wills , and on first death half share of our home would go into a trust for the benefit of our children. I understand that the value of her property that goes into a trust should not be included in the value of her estate for inheritance tax and probate. I…
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I Am Being Harrassed
Last year I posted about my abusive relationship with my former husband and that I was getting remarried and a upcoming trial of my ex for the abuse i suffered. My former husband was found guilty last year and received a custodial sentence of four years. I did marry my new partner last year and we are expecting i am three…
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Divorce Advice
Hi everyone, Newbie here. So it looks like my wife and I are going to seperate (and eventually divorce). Nothing final has happened yet but despite my best efforts it looks lik things are petering out. Anyways to cut a long story short, i am giving myself a deadline of just after xmas, new year. If things havent improved…
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Financial settlement advice. Possible strange situation
Hi all. I haven’t started proceedings yet for a few reasons but I’m finally getting to a point that I will be able to. I have to start with history as I think it’s important so it’s gonna be a long post sorry. Me and my wife have been married nearly 15 years and together about 20. We had a child young (17) and two more…
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Girlfriend moving from Ireland to UK - Banks, Finances, Benefits + more
Background info.. I am separated from my ex and have 50% custody of my daughter. I have a house with a mortgage with approx. 17 years remaining. I work full time. My girlfriend is from and lives in Ireland and has a son who has autism. She currently rents but gets benifits which help her cover the cost of rent etc and…
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Enforcing Financial Consent Order D11
Hi, I’m wondering if anyone has experience in filling in form D11 to enforce part of a Financial Consent Order from June 2023. We undertook to use the New Finance Bill to mitigate any Capital Gains Tax but ex is refusing to utilise the extended private residence relief available to him on the sale of former marital home.…
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Executors account
Our father died last year my sister and I are the beneficiaries and both named as executors in the will. I have sorted out all the IHT and probate. The probate is in my name only as my sister did not want to do it. I’ve been to the bank our father banked with and they have said that both of us have to be on executors…
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Income calculation/ adjusted net
Hi I am self employed If my gross income ( turnover - expenses) is £70,000 If I pay £1000 with bank transfer into a SIPP. The pension companies at some point I believe claims some tax benefits on the £1000 SIpp and add it to my pension so should total £1200 pension in the SIPP account. To calculate my tax bill and child…
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Mental Capacity and Divorce
Two questions, if I may... Can an Attorney instigate divorce proceedings on behalf of the donor, if it would be in their best financial interests to do so? On the flip side, can someone instigate divorce proceedings against someone who lacks capacity, with or without them having a PoA in place? Thanks
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Feeling torn about family trip
I'm in my late 30s, have a brother who is five years older and have parents in their mid-70s. In the last few years, my parents have discovered family who emigrated to the Netherlands from the UK and so have been over to visit them a few times. The relationship is quite distant, it's like my mum's second cousin. My parents…
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Power of attorney - when to register with the banks etc?
I have a power of attorney for my parents. They both have all their faculties still, which is great. I'm just wondering do I register the powers of attorney with their banks now, or wait until any loss of faculty comes? Grateful for your thoughts/experiences.
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GCSE English - Tips?
Hey guys, My nephew is due to sit his GCSEs in around 5 weeks or so. On the whole he's expected to broadly pass most subjects with 5-7 grades. However, English, both language and literature, he's on course for a 3. Less than ideal! I'm trying to find out what I can do to help him out. I'm no expert myself, but managed B in…
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Contempt of court
Hi, my divorce went to a final hearing in 2021, my ex was ordered to pay pay set amounts by a certain time and date. Paid two, but has not paid the one due. Do I contact a family solicitor moving forward? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Ex Wife Causing Problems with Marital Home
Hi Folks, Hoping you can help. In October 2022 my ex wife forced me out of our jointly owned house, she took my house keys and car keys away from me and wouldn't let me back in. The house was pruchased in 2019 and has a joint mortgage. The only option I had at the time was to live with my parents. After 3 months of trying…
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What to do next with our relationship and houses...
Hi, looking for some advice on what myself and my OH should do with regard to our relationship and houses having been together for over 4 years now. So i'm divorced with 1 child who lives with my ex, my OH has no kids and never married, we both have very good jobs and owe very small amounts on our mortgages. We both live…