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In Debt, Relationship breaking and nowhere to turn
I am in about 20K in debt and my relationship is falling apart and I have no where to turn to. My girlfriend who I have a child with is in love with someone else, goes out all the time and uses me as a glorified babysitter. Once I found out about this other fella my trust in her went and now everytime she goes out, which…
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Where can I find online a schools inspection report?
Not sure if this is the correct place to post but I was hopping someone can help. I am looking to read a copy of my DD schools inspection report. We are in Scotland and not sure if Ofsted carry out inspections or if it is another governing body. I have checked the Schools own website and they do not have any reference to…
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The Price of School Photos
We have just had the school photo sent home and i was horrified by the cost, i have two other children go through the school but this year the photo costs have rocketed. How about £16 for the image on a CD:eek:, not many years ago i used to get a whole set of different sizes enough for grandparents and aunts and uncles for…
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is someone still next of kin if they are seperated?
Not trying to defraud anyone or anything ! my mom died last week and sorting through her banks etc. she had no assets apart from £ 200 odd pounds. have a form from the bank which I as daughter am dealing with things (no will) has filled in but there is a bit on it which says- does the deceased leave a widow/widower? and I…
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teacher thiks my son may be dyslexic but wont diagnose till he is 8 what can i do
hi all, have just got back from parent teacher meeting and my 6 yr olds teacher seems to think he may be dyslexic, he is quite a bright child and has all the imagination and get his work right when talking about it yet when it comes to reading and writing he just cant do it. the school wont get him assesed/diagnosed until…
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Prohibitive Steps Order??
Hi all - I am desperate for some advice. I rang my solicitor this morning asking about PSO - she said she would get back to me and hasnt. Does anyone know how I can get an urgent PSO to stop my ex taking my little girl out of the country to Peru!
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Financial Seperation Agreements - Car Ownership
I split up with my partner in Aug 2007 and up until now we have neglected to resolve the financial matters surrounding our seperation. Currently the only item of any value worth resolving is the ownership of a vehicle. The car was originally bought through a joint account and was previously registered in my name; However i…
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Probate.
My Mum passed away earlier this year. She owned a house, which is rented out and the rest of her money was in a trust fund, and the trustees are also executors of her estate. They are part of a large firm of solicitors. Probate was applied for by another member of this firm (an accountant) and was granted at the end of…
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The miscarriage support and TTC after miscarriage thread
Well, I know we have a TTC thread, a TTC +12 months thread, a PG thread AND a parents' thread, but I feel there is a need and room for a thread for people who have suffered miscarriage, and for those who are TTC after a miscarriage. EDIT - I don;t mean that the TTC and PG threads aren;t great, just that if you have a mc it…
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Relationship help!
Where do I begin...So three years ago I met a girl in a chatroom and we met up and had the most amazing weekend together. She was at Uni a couple of hours from me but from the other end of the country. We were together for a few months and it was a very intense relationship, we were crazy about each other. Broke up due to…
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How did you convince your family to save money?
I've recently converted my DH to-be to my money saving ways. It wasn't easy, I've battled for four years with running around after him to turn down the heating, turn off lights, what food to buy etc. It's caused many arguments and I can't count the number of times I've been called tight. Anyway - 4 days ago I had a…
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Kids packed lunches
My daughter (aged 2 and a half) has to take a packed lunch to nursery. Problem is she's not a lover of sandwiches. The nursery can reheat food just not prepare it on site. She takes things like macaroni cheese, which she loves. Mini sausages & beans, pasta salads and I've gone blank at anything else. Does anyone have some…
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HUbby says I am tight with money
OK a little background............ From my signature you will see we got inot a lOT of debt a few years ago which is now all paid, we are debt free apart from normal , mortgage, utility bills, car insurance etc. Over the last few months we have managed to save quite a bit, have a healthy emergency fund, have a savings…
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Child Trust Fund and Residence Order
Hi im wondering if anyone can help. I have a residence order for my grandson. I got him when he was 1, so his child trust fund was set up by his mother. I have contacted her with regards to contributing to the fund, but she just accuses me of trying to get hold of his money, which I know I cannot do. She wants me to give…
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Affording kids?
Hi, I'm newly registered but lurk occassionally. We're thinking of having kids in the next year or so but I can't work out how we could afford it. I wouldn't be able to do my job with a baby so we'd have to live off my husband's salary. I've worked out that we need to cut back £1000 a month from our current state, although…
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Getting ready for pregnancy
Hi, I hope I'm posting this in the right section. My husband and I (late 20s) have decided to try for our 1st baby at the beginning of next year and I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to increase my chances of conceiving and just be ready for getting pregnant? Perhaps some mums could give me some advice…
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Opinions please on nannying situation
I have been a nanny to a little girl for the past 2 and half years working from 8 till 6 two days per week at £6.00 per hour which I know is quite good. The child has now started nursery every morning from 9.15 till 12.15, mum has said she will pay me £9.00 for the first hour and then the normal rate from 12.15 but I will…
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Urgent Advice Please - Residence Order
Please can someone help me. My ex has got residence order over our 2 year old daughter. To cut it briefly, my mum died 3 days after I gave birth to her and I just lost the plot. I was "bullied" into accepting that I was not a good mother and hence my gorgeous little girl lives with her dad. I have regular contact with her…
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Use Codicil to add Executor to Will?
Can anyone out there give me an idea of what wording could be used to add an executor to a will? Aged relative (89) only has MiL (78) named as Executor & wants to add OH as backup.:money: Would like to avoid trailing off to solicitor's to do it. Could we type up something which could be signed by her & 2 independent…
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Executing a will - solicitors
My father's will names me and a brother as executor. He has only just found out and does not want anything to do with it. However he refuses to stand down as executor, but says he will get a solicitor to act for him. I am willing to do the whole job myself. If he persists, can he make the estate pay the bill, despite there…
