Marriage, relationships & families

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

Hi, Not sure if this is the right board to post in, it seemed the most relevant category... My Mum would like both healthcare and finance POA set up (as a precautionary measure), and for my brother and I to be her attorneys. I understand that the decisions will either need to be made jointly, jointly & severally, or…

can the Witness to the LPA, also be the Certificate Provider, or do they need to be separate people. Cant seem to find this confirmation of the Gov site. Thanks in advance.

Our father died last year my sister and I are the beneficiaries and both named as executors in the will. I have sorted out all the IHT and probate. The probate is in my name only as my sister did not want to do it. I’ve been to the bank our father banked with and they have said that both of us have to be on executors…

Hello can anyone please point me in the direction of a trustworthy medical negligence solicitor? The big ones on tv adverts scare me a little as I don’t want to be ripped off eventually it’s all been traumatic enough. Any advice gratefully recieved. 

Hello, would anyone know if it is possible to sue an estate administrator after will completion and disbursement? A will administrator has taken year's to finalize a very uncomplicated will and I could have invested the money due to me as a beneficiary at least 3 years ago. Just wondered if it would be worth the time and…

My husband, aged 74 years has dementia and had to go into permanent residential care. He is self funding, except for the attendance allowance of just over £100 per week. Any assets over £23,250 mean that he pays for everything. That figure has not risen since goodness knows when. It was the same when my mother went into…

My wife and I were tenants in common of our house. We had trust wills , and on first death half share of our home would go into a trust for the benefit of our children. I understand that the value of her property that goes into a trust should not be included in the value of her estate for inheritance tax and probate. I…

Hi everyone, Newbie here. So it looks like my wife and I are going to seperate (and eventually divorce). Nothing final has happened yet but despite my best efforts it looks lik things are petering out. Anyways to cut a long story short, i am giving myself a deadline of just after xmas, new year. If things havent improved…

Background info.. I am separated from my ex and have 50% custody of my daughter. I have a house with a mortgage with approx. 17 years remaining. I work full time. My girlfriend is from and lives in Ireland and has a son who has autism. She currently rents but gets benifits which help her cover the cost of rent etc and…

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone has experience in filling in form D11 to enforce part of a Financial Consent Order from June 2023. We undertook to use the New Finance Bill to mitigate any Capital Gains Tax but ex is refusing to utilise the extended private residence relief available to him on the sale of former marital home.…

Two questions, if I may... Can an Attorney instigate divorce proceedings on behalf of the donor, if it would be in their best financial interests to do so? On the flip side, can someone instigate divorce proceedings against someone who lacks capacity, with or without them having a PoA in place? Thanks

I'm in my late 30s, have a brother who is five years older and have parents in their mid-70s. In the last few years, my parents have discovered family who emigrated to the Netherlands from the UK and so have been over to visit them a few times. The relationship is quite distant, it's like my mum's second cousin. My parents…

Hey guys, My nephew is due to sit his GCSEs in around 5 weeks or so. On the whole he's expected to broadly pass most subjects with 5-7 grades. However, English, both language and literature, he's on course for a 3. Less than ideal! I'm trying to find out what I can do to help him out. I'm no expert myself, but managed B in…

Hi, my divorce went to a final hearing in 2021, my ex was ordered to pay pay set amounts by a certain time and date. Paid two, but has not paid the one due. Do I contact a family solicitor moving forward? Any help would be much appreciated. 

Hi, looking for some advice on what myself and my OH should do with regard to our relationship and houses having been together for over 4 years now. So i'm divorced with 1 child who lives with my ex, my OH has no kids and never married, we both have very good jobs and owe very small amounts on our mortgages. We both live…

Hello all, I've been holding off writing a will for years now and I really need to get round to it. I'm not married, but have a partner of 10 years and we have a 5 year old daughter together. The thing is I have valuable possessions I would want my daughter to have when she is older so would I need to articulate that in…