Marriage, relationships & families

Hi. Trying to get our affairs in order, and have read conflicting information. We live in Scotland. Husband bought our house about 5 years before we met. Now been together for 20 years, married for 17. We have never bothered to add my name to the deeds, mortgage remains in husbands name and he pays. ( I cover utility…

hi hi I have a complicated situation would really appreciate some advice. My ex wife and I own a 600k house with annexe attached. Her parents gifted us 150k when we purchased the house so we could build them an annexe. Several years later she committed adultery and we separated. I moved out and am renting a a room nearby.…

I would like to get a legal document created for my split from my ex-partner. We have children and own a house together with no mortgage. We have agreed that one will buy out the other for a specified sum. Neither will have any obligation to the other after this. Is this something we could draw up ourselves and would be…

In the UK are there any forms (or ways) in which a divorcing spouse can sign a declaration vowing they have declared all money's and assets in the out of court settlement; and by risk of contempt of court or similar legal consequences they make that oath. I believe there is a form for vowing to declare all assets if the…

My parents were placed in a Care Home just over 5 years ago. I've got/had Power of Attorney for both. My father passed away about 2 years ago just leaving my mother now aged 91. My brother had very little contact with my parents for over 20 years. He rarely visited them at the Care Home whilst my father was alive. Since…

My mother wishes to give each of her grandchildren £10,000 out of their grandfathers estate. Their ages range from 12 to 20. Two are in England, two in Scotland and one in Australia. She wants the money to be "in trust" until their 25th birthday. By this I think she just means she doesn't want them to have access to it…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My husband has lent a substantial amount of money - in the thousands - to his parents on a few occasions now. They always say it's to pay bills, so he feels obliged. To be fair to them, they do always pay us back eventually, but not before going out to coffee shops and…

My wife and I am separating and will be divorcing. I am 39 and she is 34, we have been married for 6 years. I am in full time employment (well paid job), and she has recently started a part time job (circa 16 hrs per week). We have 3 children (14, 10 & 5). We all currently live in a mortgaged house (although I am currently…

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My mother has an Enduring Power of Attorney from years ago and is getting in a stress about registering it - I live to far away to read through what it actually says and am getting a rather garbled version over the phone. For clarity my mother is able to deal with her affairs fine at the moment. I have more recent Lasting…

In the UK how much could I expect to pay for... Scenario 1 : Court proceedings Scenario 2: Aribitration ...if representing myself in a divorce case (fighting it as to who gets assets and pays for what) rather than appoint a lawyer? There may not be legal representive fees but I'm guessing there could potentially be fees…

I have posted on here previously that my partner is pregnant with our first child, everything has gone to plan so far and we are now about 6 weeks away from due date. I am naturally a worrier, and one of the biggest things I’m worrying about is parking at the hospital. The hospital my partner is giving birth at is…

Can anyone give me some help got two children age 4 and 6 . I bought the house outright before we was married equity in the house £265k what my chances of 50/50

Hi Folks, Hoping you can help. In October 2022 my ex wife forced me out of our jointly owned house, she took my house keys and car keys away from me and wouldn't let me back in. The house was pruchased in 2019 and has a joint mortgage. The only option I had at the time was to live with my parents. After 3 months of trying…

Hi all. I haven’t started proceedings yet for a few reasons but I’m finally getting to a point that I will be able to. I have to start with history as I think it’s important so it’s gonna be a long post sorry. Me and my wife have been married nearly 15 years and together about 20. We had a child young (17) and two more…

I'm sure it might be a no-brainer but just wanted some confirmation people would do the same as it keeps going round in my head whats for the best Background; I'm married with a 10 year old child Living in the South of England My family used to live about a 25 minute drive from us, then about 6 years ago my brother moved…

Hello MSE friends, My partner has just had his payslip through and he still has the tax code that applies the HIBC tax on it. Under the new cap of £60k he shouldn’t have to pay this. I had, maybe naively, assumed that it would have been automatically updated as it impacts thousands of people. Does anyone know if you have…

Bride & groom on a budget please help. We are looking for a good photographer but at a reasonable cost due to our wedding budget. I have come across this website Guides for Brides has anyone heard of them? We would really appreciate your feedback as want to get a good deal but not skimp on quality. Does anyone know what…

Hi, I am currently living with my boyfriend who owns his house. I have my own property solely under my name but I don't l live there (I intend to keep it for a long time and may even move back there). On my Will could I use the address of my own property? I don't know if/ how long this relationship will last and I just…

My 81 year old mother has just gone into a care home. She only receives widows pension, and an employers pension from her husband. Are you able to advise what benefits she might be able to claim to help cover the cost of her self-funded care home. She can afford to cover the cost for a couple of years but that's all