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Proof of ownership of belongings following break up
My mum is poorly with dementia and we recently found out her partner was abusing her so we asked him to leave the house. We found out from neighbours that it had been going on for a long time. The police would not get involved! My mum is now being cared for properly in a care home. Her ex partners solicitor has contacted…
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Splitting marital home after divorce
After a lot of going back and forth my ex and I settled on splitting the former marital home 60/40 in her favour. We both took legal advice. We divorced in 2013 but she stayed in the marital home with our 3 children. She’s paid interest only (and defaulted for the whole time she’s been in there trashing both our credit…
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LPA queary for parent in a home!
Hi, i have a financial lasting power of attorney for my elderly Mum who is in a carehome. I manage her account and make payments to the carehome each month. However the account is earning no interest at all. Would i be allowed to either a. Open a new account for her or b. bring a lump sum from it into my easy access…
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Contribution towards care after switching to Direct Payments
My mother pays around £90 a week to the Council, as a contribution towards her care, following financial assessment as the Council manages the costs of her care to her current home care provider, that was sourced by the Council in April 23. However, for mum to remain with the same care provider, as is her wish, we now have…
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Deputyship query
Hi, For those of you that have had experiences with Deputyships..... I am about to apply to be a deputy for my mother who is in the advanced stages of Vascular Dementia. It's a long story so I'll keep to the questions I have, What happens to the funds in joint accounts (my 82yo stepdad is still with us and the account that…
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LPA Query
Hi I have LPAs for both my mother's finances and welfare. The Local Authority (LA) has advised us that we would need to switch to Direct Payments for her to continue to receive care from her current home care provider which we are very happy with, as the LA intends to switch her care provider to more local services. I have…
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Recommendations for dating sites for over 50s
have had a look on the board but keeping getting closed site, i'm Looking for recommendations for dating sites for over 50s,
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Urgent help with Cohabitee rights and joing mortgate - un married couple
Hi I have been trying to search Gov website in regards to my rights - but its a minefield. Basically myself and my ex partner have a mortgage together - he left - now not paying any CMS (different battle) and hasnt paid a penny towards mortgage in over year. With the rise in interest rates I am now struggling to cover the…
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Divorce in Scotland
Afternoon fellow Forumites, Well it looks like my parents will finally be getting divorced. They've been married and living together 30+ years, they are both over 60 but under SPA and retired. Together they have 3 adult children all living elsewhere and all over the age of 30 including myself. One of them has decided to…
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What are my friends options
My friend and his wife have decided to split and its turning a bit nasty. They both own the house and she agreed to sell but has now changed her mind. He was staying there but is now sofa surfing due to rows when he was in the house. Three kids under 18. Can he continue to live there/ should he continue to live there and…
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Lasting Power of Attorney resubmission
I feel that this must be a common problem, but I can't find mention of it elsewhere: My mother-in-law registered two Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs), Finance and Health. She only has a state pension so paid the concessionary fee as her annual earnings are less than £12k. I organised it all for her and sent the forms off.…
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I sorted this out. So removing it
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Wills, Lasting Power of Attorneys and Life Assurance/Mortgage Protection
In the past, I have received some incredibly helpful info regarding Wills and LPA's. However, I found myself reading into it and feeling overwhelmed with considerations such as putting them in Trust to avoid inheritance tax etc, delaying my action! My circumstance: - Age 38 - Living with parents, whilst saving for mortgage…
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What’s a fair way to work out the price of a house question?
So I have a question about moving in with my long term partner. My partner and I have our own houses, we are thinking about selling mine and I move into her home. I’ve said I could not do that and feel like it was my home as well as hers unless I own part of the house. So we have discussed I pay 50% of the value of hers…
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Advice on separation
Hi all, lookin for advice really. Boyfriend and I been together over 20 years and have one son aged 21. Live in a house that we bought together however things haven’t been great for a while. Have decided to separate and it’s amicable. As we bought the house together we are both on the deeds to the house and will have a…
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Does dad have a condition- wastes hundreds of pounds on things he will never use
This may seem like an odd question, but my dad lives alone and has been divorced 12 yrs and in those 12yrs things have got worse. In some ways he is extremely tight with money. He prides himself on how little he spends on gas and electricity. He will measure water before boiling it, sit in the dark to watch TV, turn every…
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Financial settlement cost?
I’m trying to understand roughly how much should a financial settlement cost via solicitors for divorce? I’ve recently had a quote through for between £5k-£10k is this reasonable? this would include assistance with Form E, negotiations and submission of consent order. TIA
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Copy of Marriage Certificate help
I’m needing a copy of my marriage certificate to close an old bank account. I got married in Gretna Green - anyone know who or where I apply to get it please ? TIA
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Less than 12 weeks pregnant club! Part 4!!
Official MoneySavingExpert.com Insert: Welcome to our Families' section under 12 weeks' pregnant club. It's a fantastic chat area started by forumite neneromanova several years ago and still going strong. Chat to other new mums-to-be about all things baby and parenting including, whether MoneySaving or not. Click "reply"…
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Finding a solicitor
How do I find a solicitor to put my parent’s property into my brothers and mine name or a trust of some sort? Thanks
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