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Financial order or Consent order?
Hello, I have filed for divorce on the grounds of adultery and my wife and I have agreed we don't want any claims on anything the other owns (pensions, future earnings, I have bought her out of our house etc). I am confused about what forms we need to submit to make this happen quickly and easily. Form A for a financial…
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MSE Poll: How are you finding staying at home under lockdown?
Poll started 31 March 2020The UK’s in lockdown after the Government closed schools, pubs, restaurants, gyms and more, and issued a strict directive for everyone to stay in and work from home where possible. How are you finding life under lockdown so far? Click here to vote in the poll Did you vote? Are you surprised at the…
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Bereavement support in current crisis
How can how can we support a self isolating friend who has just lost her husband from Coronavirus? We are currently self isolating ourselves under Government guidance so can't visit and certainly won't be allowed to attend any funeral. This is such a difficult and uncertain time for the bereaved.
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How Do I Terminate a Family Trust? RE: the Saunders v Vautier Ruling
Recently an inheritance was placed in my family trust - I'm the only beneficiary. I believe it's a Discretionary Trust - there are trustees. I understand that it may be possible to terminate the trust and all the money be paid to me directly, according to the Saunders v Vautier ruling? If this is the case, what would I…
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Moved: How to go about making a will at the moment
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Cancelling flights ??
Hi -supposed to be flying to Dallas (british airways ) from Dublin via heathrow (aer lingus) have had emails from both saying can re book for later date or obtain voucher that can be used up 12 months later -no mention of refund-so do i wait for airline to cancel or do i and ask for refund ?? Will i even be entitled to a…
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Property Trust Wills
I'd appreciate some insight into 'property trust wills.' Current situation: mid-30s, married, one child (and another on the way), we have a buy to let mortgage on a property as we're living in work accommodation, and my wife and I have no wills. With older relatives, we've heard a lot in recent years about homes being sold…
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Shared Parental leave
I've done a fair bit of digging but I can't find a solid answer to what I want. I work for a large corporation, my wife works for a small family run business. She's due to give birth the end of August this year, and we are looking into doing the Shared Parental Leave thing. Now, thing is, my company offers a fantastic…
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Enforcing a financial remedy court order? (divorce)
My ex is refusing to comply with one of the items on a financial remedy court order which was made several months ago. He is to sign over his part in the family home to be - as he kept all the cash (lots) and pension (lots) I got a fairly small split, but was happy to, to finish the court process and get on with my life.…
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Can my ex-partner seek legal proceedings against me?
Hi Everyone, First post here and looking for advice. Apologies for the lengthiness! I was in a relationship with my ex partner for 2.5 years, we split in April 2018. The ending of our relationship was extremely messy, the short version is that he went to the USA to pursue a book deal (I'm not sure if this was a real thing…
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Free English, Maths and Science online resources
Tweet from @ThisIsCentury: Families & schools can now access FREE online English, Maths & Science resources during school closure. They're aligned to the national curriculum & powered by the world’s leading AI learning platform. It's really good compared to everything else on the market. It would usually be £49 a year but…
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'Limiting the truth' to protect family
I've just been told by work that they are considering applying to the government scheme which pays 80% of your wages rather than you be made redundant. If it happens I'm planning to not tell my family ( husband recently left although we are on good terms). I know it will just cause worry. If they ask outright I would say,…
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Is hot running water a necessity?
Situation is - an elderly couple (him early 80's, her mid 70's) live in a clean, tidy and well-maintaned bungalow. The house does not have central heating, and is heated by storage heaters and a gas fire and is generally a comfortable temperature (there is no heating in the bathroom). There are no money worries (the couple…
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Should I stay or should I go
I moved to Australia at the beginning of 2020 for work. The plan was to stay here for 2 years and then see if I liked it enough to make the move more permanent. I'm here by myself and whilst I am enjoying the work I am wondering if I should cut my losses and head back to the UK where most of my friends and family reside.…
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Advice for parents coming to terms with working from home with children off school.
This was posted on my Facebook timeline by a former colleague still teaching in KS1. I hope it helps someone come to terms with 'the new normal' March 19 at 9:03 PMThis post below was made by a primary school principal on a fb group that I am a member of, and I am sharing it with permission. As a teacher and parent it sums…
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How is everyone going to cope with effectively home schooling?
I am single mother and a key worker, work is busier and more stressful than ever. In theory my child could still go to school but in practice that is not going to happen. I am hoping to be able to work from home but we only have one PC which I will be using all day to work, the work the school are setting is on-line. I…
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Evicting my brother whom I didn’t give permission to live at my property
Hello! This is my first post and it seems I’ve tried everywhere to try and get advice on my specific situation. So here goes on here. I’ll try make it as uncomplicated as possible. Basically, I bought a house for my mother to live in, however she moved my brother in without my permission and he hasn’t been paying rent. I…
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Moved: Nursery Fees - Coronavirus closure
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What TV box sets are you currently watching?
Hi all! :love: Hope you're all keeping safe, healthy and happy during this unprecedented time*. The MSE Forum and Social crew are making it their mission to keep Forum morale up (from the comfort of our beds... We miss you MSE Towers...), so we're going to be popping up all over the Forums with lots of threads to focus our…
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Moved: One person in isolation, one going to work. What to do?
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