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Passport renewal for elderly mother
My mother's passport has expired, she is 81 and lives in a care home. Sadly it's unlikely she will ever travel again though she would of course love to do so, both her cognitive and physical state means it's not viable or a good idea. Would there be any reason not to renew my mothers passport or would it be fairly…
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The other parent demands access and equal decision making in respect of Junior ISA / SIPP accounts
Hi all - apologies for a long read. I have a Junior ISA and a Junior SIPP for both my children (older primary school aged). I contribute a regular amount every month to each, and now, that they are older, also use it as an educational tool to explain about the importance of savings, how pensions work, and different types…
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Care home fees after inheriting 50% of property
Hi All, I think I know the answer to this situation but the Internet isn't giving many answers after hours and hours of research. Hopefully. If anyone else finds themselves in this situation this thread may show up on Guugle.
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Clean Break
Hi peeps, read a few threads on this one but wondered if there any legal eagles on here that can offer a little more clarification it would be greatly appreciated... Some detail: Very amicable divorce, applied through .gov website jointly. 30 years married in England No dependent children (one 19 & the other 23, both…
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Child's birthday money
I'd appreciated comments on the following: I normally give £40 to £60 to each of my two grandchildren on their birthday and at Christmas. Both are under six years of age. However, I feel reluctant to give this amount. It's usually in excess of a month before I have any communication from their parents about coming over…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we pay for my eldest stepdaughter to go on holiday with us?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I live with my husband and our five-year-old daughter, and we have a 16-year-old stepson who lives with us a couple of days a week, a 19-year-old stepdaughter at university and a 20-year-old stepdaughter who has just bought her first home. Last time we went away, we paid for…
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House valuation for asset following divorce
Hello all, I am currently going through a divorce and we have had an average house valuation of £375k. Without going into the finances too much my wife's solicitor has taken 3% of the total house value off the assets to be split and has informed me that this would be the cost of sale for the house, stamp duty etc. My wife…
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Filling in Form A
Has anyone got experience of this please? We need to fill it in with 'intention to dismiss' or similar wording. We have a consent order drawn up with the intention of each of us getting 50% equity in our jointly-owned home, ex husband is paying regular child support now. We are agreeing not to have any claim on each others…
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Financial settlement for divorce Help
Received conditional order but due to financial stuck at moment Dad 40 years old, works full time Ex wife 40 years old was a stay at home mum looking after out kids 19 year’s marriage Dad wage: over 30k year (gross) 1 residential property (in my sole name and sole mortgage) very high interest only mortgage, monthly payment…
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Divorce house agreement
Hi, Me and wife are divorcing. We married not in UK, but bought a house. Now we are divorcing and we agree what house and mortgage are going to be mine( She receives house and flat in my home country). What is the easiest and cheap way to separate? My house is on our both names and we have 2x mortgages against house and we…
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Representing Myself In Court Tolata Claim - Advice
I'm looking at representing myself in court for a Tolata Claim. I wondered if anyone else has done this? I don't have the money to pay for a solicitor and I need to sort out an awful situation I am in with my house that I bought with my ex partner (unmarried), that I was forced to leave 3 years ago (due to him being…
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JSA query
Further to my previous post about my mum being misled from her sibling for money. This sibling is 62 (Male) and claims to be on JSA. He used to run a really good business and probably was a millionaire at one point. Nothing about him adds up. He says he can only get £55 pw on JSA as he has no kids under 18 is says he is…
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Child under 12 years old has severely crooked teeth (NHS orthodontic treatment)
Hi, I hope I am posting my question in the right section. I have a child who has severely crooked teeth. They are so severely crooked that they are causing her constant pain/discomfort. She is soon to be 10 and I understand that the advised age to get orthodontic treatment is 12 or 13. Her NHS dentist advised us to go to a…
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Mesher order and CGT/PRR
Hi, currently in the early days of separation and the divorce road. OH wants to undertake a Mesher order. I was ok with as it was originally mentioned as being for just over a year. Now its looking more likely 3-4yrs. Does anyone know the likelihood of Capital gains tax being payable on the eventually house sale. I'm being…
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LPA Cancellation
LPA Advice please - Elderly father (87) widow with 4 grown children. Dad has 1 son still living with him - who set up finance LPA in his sole name, without telling rest of family. Dad then put another brother as the sole person on health LPA. Myself and remaining brother said we'd like to be on finance LPA for checks &…
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Moving Abroad
We have an ambition to move to Scandinavia with our family but do not know where to start. Where is the best place to go to find out the particulars on eligibility, visas, buying a home, moving our business across, tax etc. Do we need to consult a solicitor or is it a matter for citizens advice?
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Fiancee visa advice needed
My ex-husband has applied for and successfully got a fiancee visa for his Filipino girlfriend. He went through an immigration solicitor to do this but the solicitor wasn't aware that she needs anything else to come over to the UK.. His fiancee since done a bit of googling and realised that she needs to have a CFO stamp on…
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Finances in Married Relationship - Should Spouses Support Each Other?
I could use some perspectives on this. Here's the rundown: Partner A & B are married. A earns £60k & is 40 years old, B earns £50k and is 30 years old. Partner B needs to be in an expensive area for work, where rent for a basic 1 bed flat is £2000 monthly. They split rent 50/50. Partner A loses their job and is faced with…
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Sister in Law heartbreak.
Hi All, looking for some advice as my brain is tired. My wife’s sister lives with her husband and two autistic children in a beautiful 4 bedroom house. The house is under his mothers name yet he pays all the bills, including car payments and has been since the start of the marriage. He has always paid for all the…
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Girlfriend has a debt from abroad, will I be liable if we get married?
Hello, my girlfriend from abroad had to remortgage her family house abroad to support her family business which is also abroad. Her family house is now in her name rather than her parents. She also works full time and has professional career. She mentioned she had a loan (mortgage, will clarify exactly) when we first met…
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