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Marriage, Relationships & Families sticky
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Advice on my predicament please - ex partner and joint mortgaged property
I am in a toxic relationship at the moment and have asked my ex wife to buy me out of the house so i can move out. I currently pay all the mortgage and bills. She has under cut me and told me to accept her offer or force sale. I don't want to force sale if i can help it based on how much the legal fees would be and not…
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POA/Wills
I need to sort these out for my Mum, both the health one and finance, and a will as well - am I best going to one place and getting this sorted? Do they file it on the GOV website for you? Once she's sorted I then need to sort myself out!
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EPA deed of revocation and change of address
My parents signed EPAs in 2007 naming each other and my brother as their attorneys. They now want to revoke the EPAs and replace them with LPAs but my brother has since changed address. On the Deed of revocation, should we put the old address (so that it matches the EPA) or the new address? Many thanks.
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Splitting up, co-owning house
Hi, I'm in a position where me and my partner might be splitting up. We co-own the house and mortgage is up for renewal at the end of January. Just wondering if I leave and let her stay in the house, what's the fairest way of doing things - I still pay half of the mortgage and she pays all the bills? I want to take…
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Consent order advice?
Hi, I am in the early stages of divorce (still waiting for initial email to be sent to my husband) We have had a slightly unusual situation in that we own our home outright (we are in our 30s). We bought this house just after we got married and I paid for it in full with my own savings and a large inheritance I received.…
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Divorce and pregnancy
My friend is going through a divorce, she has since met someone else and has recently found out she is pregnant, with the new partners baby. She is hoping for 50% minimum of the marital assets but is now sick with worry that her husband will get away with giving her less or even nothing. Can anyone shed any light on this…
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Disagreement between siblings for dads POA
My partner and his sister have a joint POA for their dad. His health has been failing for almost 2 years .He was in hospital for a few months and is now in a care home, which he absolutely loves. My SIL is now trying to get him moved to another care home about 30 minutes away from us . She lives about 2 and a half hours…
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MSE News: Higher earner getting Child Benefit? Check if you can pay it back through your tax code
If you get Child Benefit and earn over £60,000 a year, you may now be able to pay the high-income tax charge through your tax code thanks to a long-awaited new service. The change means 10,000s will no longer have to file self-assessment tax returns just to pay this charge. Here's what you need to know. Read the full…
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Child financial assistance
Our daughter lives on her own and has a mortgage. Her chronic illness has got worse and has meant that she is now on long-term sick leave from her job and is struggling financially. Obviously, we are going to help out. Does our assistance have to be declared for tax purposes and does it count towards her income? I don't…
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Giving partner an allowance?
Hi all, What are your thoughts on an ongoing argument please. I work full time with a salary barely above minimum wage, take home income around £1700. My salary covers the mortgage, all the bills and some of the food and running the one car we have. I have not much disposable income after all bills have been paid. My…
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Probate Query
Sorry this is probably a really thick question to ask so apologies. I am completing probate online for my late partner with whom I owned a property as tenants in common. I am also his sole beneficiary in his will. My question is for the gross value for probate, given we were tenants in common, do I still exclude his 50%…
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Don’t even know where to begin
Hi everyone, I am really hoping for some advice as I just don’t have a clue what to do. I apologise in advance for the length of this post but I’m literally losing the will to live. I’m married with two high school age kids. We currently live in a rental property that is rented in joint names. I NEED out of my marriage.…
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Power of attorney replacement.
My brother in law has dementia and is being cared for. My sister currently has POA but at the time had to apply for it after he lost capacity . She is very ill and if anything happens to her,who will take over his POA? Would a replacement have been nominated at the time (we are unable to ask her currently)or would we need…
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Child Benefit NI Credits
Is it possible to claim NI credits towards my state pension for years I was eligible for child benefit as a parent but did not register for it, and how?
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Advice if possible (forced sale)
Couple splitting, not married No kids House, joint ownership One wants to leave, the other doesn't want to sell but has agreed to a buy out House valued by three agents All gave same valuations Leaver paid deposit, buyer expected half of deposit They have now accepted, likely after advice and working out what the leaver…
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Fertility Treatment
A bit of a clanger last weekend. boyfriend (owns own house in which we were living together) dropped the info that after a year of it being on the cards he no longer wants to pursue fertility treatment. We were going to be eligible on the NHS from nov but now i am a single female with a quoted bill of 10k from the…
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Moving with partner and 2 kids
Hey, So my partner got a really good job in Somerset, and it doesn't make sense to live apart and only see each other on a Saturday and a little bit on Friday before he has to travel back down. (I should mention we currently live in Cambridge). the area he is looking at is Weston super mare/bridgewater/Yatton? has anyone…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we drive my mother-in-law over when she doesn't pay towards petrol?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My mother-in-law, 80, wants to visit me and my spouse. All of us are retired. My mother-in-law doesn't drive, and it's an 80-mile round trip to collect her and take her home again. In the past, she hasn't offered to pay towards petrol, and while she's not short of money, she…
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power of attorney ,dad with dementia advice
My 90 year old father has been diagnosed 3 years ago with dementia , and is getting worse, my mother died 25 years ago and my father has a partner who is 85 and not very competent at organising things. When first diagnosed my brother and i suggested sorting out power of attorney she was very dismissive and said they had a…
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Not married in UK - Divorce
Asking for a friend, any ideas where to get the right advice please? Friend is a UK resident, already bought a house (mortgage) in his name solely. Married an Indian lady in India. They both returned here and she lived with him. To date, they have been married for just over 2 years. Since she has been in the country, she…
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