Marriage, relationships & families

Hi, my patents got divorced in the 1980’s and there was a legal contract put in place. I’m trying to get a copy of this as I believe this was not adhered to. I believe my siblings have took the original and are denying one existed to their financial benefit. I’ve tried writing to the courts but they say they only keep…

I had a family law solicitor who did not sent me his terms of business to sign. Five months into the case he sent it raising the rates from what was initially agreed. I did not sign it and told him I no longer wanted his services. Now I'm disputing half of the fees with him and he wants me to sign a "mandate" which is to…

I am looking to research the potential impact of separation/divorce on my housing situation. married living in house worth 500-550k for past 10 years, shared mortgage about £180k. house bought with large deposit 160k from their family given with no terms/conditions re: me and share of home/value/future. One child, Our…

I would like to make regular payments into an account for my niece however I currently have a rather difficult relationship with her parent (my sibling). Is it possible for me to open an account in her name without ID or consent from her parents?

Can anyone advise on a slight confusion I have regarding certifying a copy of an LPA? The gov.uk instructions state... Write the following text on the bottom of every page of the copy:"I certify this is a true and complete copy of the corresponding page of the original lasting power of attorney." On the final page of the…

I've got to the Final Order Divorce stage without starting any FO paperwork. To be honest, I've been putting it off because I am scared myself sons and I are going to be a lot worse off. I am Resident Parent in the family home to our two sons 13+7 and have been for 14 months, the boys Mother lives some distance away and…

Hi All I'm new to this forum. My partner has just had his divorce finalised. Was very lengthy as his ex-wife was not very helpful in the situation. Also he had 3 solicitors through no fault of his. He went to the 3rd solicitor with decree nisi complete and all that needed done was to have his pension shared which he paid…

anyone knows how to find if overseas marriage before citizenship has been registered in the uk. marriage was shariah based. i can see one can request a paper copy but which year to put it as for multiple years' input multiple payments will need to be made. is the first year when marriage was based and a visa was applied…

Grateful for any enlightenment. :) Married 2000.Left family home 2014 as we were not getting on too well.Spouse continues to live in property which is fully owned by us(no mortgage) as joint tenants.No children in this picture. From 2014 to present I have lived solely at my mother's home with her. Unfortunately she died…

I am thinking of asking my son in law to have power of attorney for me as I am now 81 and am concerned that I could deteriorate mentally. A friend has power of attorney for someone and has said that he has been told that debt claims could be demanded for him to pay out of his own funds. Is this correct?

Hello. I am absolutely dreading letting me son down. Any advice would be massively appreciated. Here goes... We moved house in December with the councils housing list as we won a property. We were put in band B due to my sons sensory processing issues. Unfortunately this was after the deadline to change school preferences.…

I'm looking for some advice about how to tackle an ongoing situation with my ex husband and his behaviour towards me and the inevitable impact on our children. I separated from my ex husband two years ago, primarily because of his behaviour towards me in the marriage. We have two children together (now aged 6 and 2). We…

Since about the age of 12 I have not desired any friendships in my life and actively took steps to avoid social situations. I don't have anxiety or anything I just don't like spending time with other people. For my entire teenage years I isolated myself in school and just spent my break times in the computer science…

Good Morning all, I am looking for some advice. My daughter has been registered at a private Ofsted registered day nursery since she was 7 months old (she is now nearly 3). When I signed her up, I paid a month in advance as a deposit. During her time, her contract has been changed that many time I have lost count, and I no…

I've also posted this question on Quora... Is anyone in England or Wales willing to share their own divorce experience of "Spouse Maintenance"? How much you got and for what commitments and needs. How much would the court awarded for taking over a 300k home on a single 25k salary with a 6+9 yr old? please say if you'rw…

Hi all, I currently help my mum (a pensioner) with pretty much all of her financial affairs. She DOES have mental capacity, but she's always been very nervous about dealing with this stuff, and her English isn't very good either. She recently had an issue on her bank account, because there were some fraudulent…

Hello everyone, I would like to ask for an opinion regarding my wish to divorce my wife. I will try to make the story short and to the point. Basically, we have been married for 8 years and my wife this year decided that she wasn't happy anymore because we were arguing a lot, also she says that she needs to become…

Hi i bought a house maybe three months ago now and I’ve been living here with my partner. The deposit and mortgage was and is paid by myself and my partner has paid no contributions towards the mortgage or council tax. The mortgage is solely in my name. I was wondering if anyone is in the same boat and would like to know…

I'll try (and fail) to be brief. Wife and I have been married about 10 years. Deposit on the house was paid entirely by me, wife contributes about £300 per month for bills, otherwise I pay for everything. House is in my name (makes no difference, I know), we have no kids. Wife has complex mental health problems that I…

My 46 year old son died today. It was extremely unexpected. The timing would never be right of course but I have just commenced a self managed debt management plan. My CCA credit accounts are just beginning to default. My son was in poor health and received disability benefits. He had no life insurance as he was high risk…