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Recent separation
My partner of 32 years have decided to split. 50/50 on bills etc. We have a daughter of 15. I would like the house sold ASAP. But she is now saying she would like a new bathroom and kitchen fitted before selling. All it needs is a quick paint. Surely she can't use this to stop the sale of the house . I moved into my…
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Solicitor fees
Could anyone help with solicitor fees please. I have been charged in total £86 just for my solicitor writing to me to tell me that they were going on Christmas break. £23 consideration time to send me email. £23 to send email to me. £23 to read my reply of thanks, will catch up in January and a further £23 to consider my…
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Unmarried couple separation
Afternoon all. New to the forum and hoping to get some general advice. My partner and I are separating after 15 years together. We have two young children aged 10 and 6 and live together at a jointly owned house. Whilst I have always paid the mortgage and bills, we bought this house together and the equity split is 50/50.…
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Responding to a divorce petition (pre 2022)
Hi, I was advised that rather than contest the divorce petition, I could accept it but comment on the allegations made. I advised my solicitor of my comments regarding the allegations but have no idea if they were ever submitted. When I challenged my solicitor for a copy of my response, they said there is nothing to show,…
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Child abduction?
My wife emigrated to England few years ago. We then had a child. When the child was six months, she told me she and our child had appointments at my surgery. I dropped them off and then she called me to say she is not coming back and then she disappeared with our child. I have since not heard from her and it has been a few…
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Racist incident from a bus driver in Glasgow- what to do?
I am a masters student living in paisley but commuting to the University in Glasgow. I have a bus pass with my photo covering my travel to and from school usually for evening lessons. The Mcgills bus driver for Bus 20A drove past me one evening as I flagged him down. I never forget a face and he stared right at me but did…
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Enduring Power of Attorney - Certified Copies
I have registered my father’s Enduring Power of Attorney
with the OPG. As this relates to an EPA,
not an LPA, and was therefore registered after 1/1/16, the option of using an
activation code as proof of having the POA is not available. I have looked on the gov.uk website which indicates that
JobCentres can certify copies…
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joint accounts and paying for care home fess
Does anyone have experience of having partner go into care and are self funding? Accounts held jointly and wondering about how to go about splitting 50/50, been in care for couple of months now, can i create an account for myself or change one of the account to a single one and then split the money evenly now at this stage…
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Changing name on drivers license?
I got married recently and am starting the process of changing my last name to my husband’s. I picked up a DVLA D1 form from the post office, it asks for my old drivers license, proof of identity and proof of name change - for the latter I have my marriage certificate, for the ID I was going to write my passport number so…
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Elderly Mothers Care Home wants over £4K in back fees.
I have Power of Attorney for my 90+ year old dementia suffering mother and handle all her finances. Today I was notified from her care home of a 12% increase in her fees. I think this is a bit steep but OK I'm prepared to accept this. However they state that this increase will be back dated to 1st April 2023 - this means…
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Can Executor be denied access to deceased’s home
Mr and Mrs F held their property as tenants in common each having a 50% share.Both had made Wills with a Life Interest and were leaving their share of their estate to their respective children from their first marriages. When Mr F died Mrs F remained in the property .The executor for Mr F completed Probate on his estate…
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Gifted property from parent
I have recently been discussing with my mother about her signing over 50% of the property she owns without a mortgage. The idea behind this is to remove from IHT element from the estate and make me 50% owner on the deeds. For clarity the following would be our intention; -Gift me 50% of property - both live in the property…
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Power of Attorney question.
My Mum is in a care home I
took out LPOA health and finance some time ago before
she was diagnosed with early dementia , once my two brothers and
sister found out they all applied together for both
LPOAs, I told them mum had given me £5000.00 to make
sure she was buried when her time came, since then the three of…
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Money stolen at care home
My brother suffer from mental ill health and he moved to a new care home in October. He has lost money from his room since he has been there and his debit card has been taken and used. I haven't yet got the to bottom of who is stealing the money and taking his debit card. Anyone got experience similar to this? I have…
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Help with financial arrangements after separation
Hi, I know the answers will be here somewhere but I'm struggling to find them and could really use some advice. Really sorry for the long post! My husband and I separated in July after 30 years of marriage, after he was caught out having an affair. I’m not ashamed to say it’s been utterly devastating and I didn’t see it…
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Legal aid fraud
Hello Me and my ex are going to family court over child arrangement. He claims legal aid through false allegations of domestic abuse. I have an evidence of him having savings abroad but 3 months prior to this date he bought a second hand car abroad for his holiday purposes and keeps the car abroad. I suspect that he did it…
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Fraudulent LPA and Banks Safeguarding responsibilities
A family member filled in a financial LPA form online for her Mum, printed it off and went to visit her mum in the dementia care home she was in. She took a mate with her and she witnessed the mums signature and confirmed the Mum had her mental capacity. The thing is that she had been in the dementia care home for over two…
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IHT: NRB Discretionary Trust amounts & dissolving
Trying to understand how IHT (inheritance tax) will work in relation to a previously created Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trust (NRBDT). My father died suddenly in January 2005, leaving my still alive mother his estate. At the time a NRBDT was created with £263k within it (the IHT threshold in Jan 2005), via a Deed of…
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British citizenship queries - help sought pls
Please does anyone have good knowledge about how to apply to become a British citizen and whether a child (born outside UK) (automatically) becomes a British citizen or is also entitled to apply for British citizenship? I'm posting on behalf of a friend. His circumstances are as follows: · Italian national · Living and…
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Martin Lewis: Why Power of Attorney is not just for the elderly – and more important than a will
Do you have a Power of Attorney? MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains how this crucial protection works, why it's more important than a will, and how to get one in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live. Watch the clip here: Martin Lewis: Do you have a Power of Attorney? It's crucial…
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