Marriage, relationships & families

Archives for December 2020

How to Fix Marriage
Hi, Looking for other points of view here as struggling to see a way through. Situation is my wife and I are are in our early 30's, marriage 4.5 years and together for 10. We have 2 childen (2.5yrs and 11th months). Wife has been on maternity leave for the last year and is scheduled to go back to work full-time in January.…
Messy divorce - awkward husband
Hi I’ve never posted before so not sure how this works but I’m needing a bit of advice/seeing if anyone else has been through something similar. I’ve been going through my divorce now for 4 years. I left the relationship for various reasons and he made it impossible for me to live at our marital home, so I had to move out…
Transfer payment from executer
My Mother in law passed away in May this year, & was owed 1 months pay, this was paid to her daughter by cheque as she was dealing with all of her mums finances, her daughter was/is not an executer for her mum as there was not a great deal of funds to deal with, but ..the pay cheque was made out to “The Executer” as they…
Blended families and childcare vouchers/tax free childcare schemes
I can't find anything on the internet about using the childcare voucher and/or tax free childcare schemes works when you have a blended family set up, so hoping someone here can shed some light! I'm expecting a child with my partner (we're not married, but live together). We're both higher rate tax payers (each earning…
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I insist my friend pay for the ornaments she broke?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... A friend who was reading my birthday cards on the mantelpiece accidentally knocked off and smashed two ornaments on there. I'd recently bought one of them abroad and it was quite expensive – my friend knows this as she was with me at the time, yet she hasn't offered to…
I need serious help and advice to help me see my kids
Hi all, My ex left me 5 years ago and she has our kids living with her, they're aged 8 and 11, until March this year they've been fine to come and see me etc but since then she's used covid as an excuse to stop them, frankly it didn't even need to be covid any excuse she could use or think up she would do. Anyway for the…
How to find out if someone's got married
If you can't ask them out right? The marriage would have taken place within the last 10yrs & probably would have taken place locally.
30 hours free childcare - can I apply early?
Hello. My daughter turns 3 on 15th January 2021. She currently goes to nursery 3 days a week as both my husband and I work. According to the government website we are entitled to claim for her 30 hours free childcare, but we wouldn't get the benefit of it until the term after Easter 2021. I have been told by a friend that…
POA correcting mistakes?
Finally got parents to sort out POA and had big signing session with a friend of theirs. However my brother made a mistake in the date box and started putting his date of birth. He had written 18 07 when he realised and went back and wrote over it today's date 05 12 2020. Will this be acceptable or do I need to do…
Hints and tips welcome to discourage someone from drinking too much
I'm sure that I'm not the only one who has someone in the family who might be described as morbidly alcoholic. Not a single 'dry' day goes by - ever. The person I'm worried about is in their 70's, already frail, and intent on drinking a petrol tank's worth of alcohol on a daily basis. So far through discussion, asking…
Uk Models - has anyone had any experience with this company please?
Hi all, My wife has made an appointment to take our child to a photoshoot with UK Models and I wondered if anyone here has done this with this company. I’m not sure I trust this and have been told by my wife I’m too negative & trying to stop our child having an enjoyable experience. If you rather message me than post,…
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask my partner to contribute to Christmas gifts for my family?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... This is my second Christmas with my partner, and we'd planned to each buy our own family's gifts and put both names on them. However, his family now want to do a Secret Santa, where each person buys just one other person a present, with a £50 limit. I feel pressure to be…
Council tax
I’ve done a check on banding but on doing this it says my banding has been deleted so I looked into this and it’s says where banding has been deleted no council tax is payable no due to being on an even lower income due to furlough I’m being took to court for falling into arrears for the first time ever
Money back?
Hello guys, I would like to know if there is any chance of getting my money back? Last year( December) I have borrowed my friend with £500 ( online transfer) and looks like he doesn't want to give my money back. When a friend asks to borrow money it's a bit difficult to refuse, especially when is only £500. Is not the…

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