-
Clean break order
After 12 months of being separated from my wife I am wanting to get a divorce over and done with. We have no financial ties, a minimal amount of debt (any debt with false claims with HMRC have been split between us already) and no assets (says a lot for 18 years!). I know I can get divorced online now easily through the…
-
Splitting equity and arrears help please!
Please bear with me while I explain this. my ex wife and I own jointly a property. (Where we both own 100%) she has lived there exclusively with her husband for 14 years. In that time she has not paid the mortgage (she moved it to interest only and has defaulted every other month or so) More recently she’s allowed the…
-
enforcement order - divorcee - FR order not completed
Hi I'm looking at enforcing a financial order, using the D11. I'm not able to afford a solicitor, so completing it myself. The financial order was submitted in 2017 and re-addressed in 2020, and there is a section that the Ex (Respondent) has not fulfilled, namely to remove me from the joint mortgage, by either sale or…
-
Consent orders/ clsan break after divorce.
Hi guys My cousin has been divorced from her husband recently. He's applying for a clean break order. They have been married for 25 years and sperated for 10 years. She doesnt seek to gain anything from him. She is living in a rented accomodation with her 3 children who are between 11 and 15. He has a few assetts including…
-
Occupation Order - hearing planned what actually happens (no solicitor)
I have filed (without the aid of a solicitor) for an occupation order. I'm happy with my witness statement and it has gone in (a court staff member checked I had everything correct) and the hearing is booked. I was trying to file for an ex-parte (without notice to the other person) hearing but was told that in my county…
-
Worried for the future what would you do?
Hi, Although this is way off into the future my husband spoke to me last night about our eldest child who has ASD and learning difficulties. My husband also has learning difficulties and was taken advantage of as a teen. We are concerned about how to keep him safe in a digital world. My husband is keen to not allow any…
-
Child trust fund
Sorry if I've posted in the wrong group!My eldest turned 18, and it just occurred to me that I forgot all about that child trust fund the government was piloting back in the early 2000s. Has anyone's child managed to get hold of their money after all these years?
-
Caring for mum in her own home
Hello thank you for any advice and feedback received in advance. My husband and I live with my mother who owns her own home to care for her due to Alzheimer's and chronic depression. I have two siblings who will in the future be entitled to a portion of the house when mum passes. No qualms with this. We would like advice…
-
Financial settlement
Myself and my husband seperated 10 months ago and I’ve since moved out of the family home. we have a joint mortgage and around £27-30k equity. We’ve agreed a settlement which will be paid by a family member as the husband wants to remain in the house and I’m happy with that. We’ve both got decent pensions and have agreed…
-
D81 form assets already split
Hello Me and my ex are currently starting the divorce proceedings. It's an amicable split and we have been separated two years now. The only asset we had was the family home which I bought her out of 18 months ago. What do.i fill out in on the D81 as the house has obviously risen in price since the transfer of equity all…
-
Solicitor rate for registering PoA
I'm sadly in the position where I need to register my Mum's PoA. Her solicitor is quoting £220 per hour. Does this seem a reasonable hourly rate? This is in the North of England. ThanksGwen
-
Court or continue with mediation?
When do you draw the line under mediation and move to court. Ex wife is refusing to sell the house and proposing a 60/40 split and pay me the balance in 3 years when our child turns 18. In order to do so she has to get a mortgage and in addition get an interest of charge to me against the property for when balance is due.…
-
Enforcing a court order - application notice D11
Does anyone have any experience of applying to the courts to enforce a court order? More specifically, to ask the court to enforce directions made within a Financial Settlements case? My ex has not co operated with any court orders and has ignored all attempts at sorting out our finances and without necessary information I…
-
Court of protection
1 REPLY22 VIEWS MaebyForumite2 POSTS I am interested to hear people's experiences with the Court of Protection, especially if you have had dealings with them in the past year or so. I was appointed a financial deputy for my father in 2021. It was a fairly drawn out process but I received a court order confirming my…
-
How do we split the value of the property?
Hello I'm not sure whether this can be answered on here, but I need to try. I walked out of my marriage (of 43 years at that time) and have purchased a very modest home where I live with my partner. I've reached an age where, due to various health issues, I would manage better living in a Bungalow or even a flat. In the 10…
-
D81 Form and State Pension
Hallo all. I suspect this may have already been answered somewhere, so please bare with me. My x-wife and I are tackling the infamous D81 form to achieve a professional pension sharing order, Can somebody please advise: As we both receive state pensions, should they appear anywhere on this form as income etc? I receive a…
-
C100 - Parenting Plan, Consent Order....or both???
My partner and I are separating, amicably, and wish to legally formalise a shared custody arrangement using a C100 form. We have prepared our Parenting Plan but something is confusing me. The C100 asks on the first page if we "wish to formalise an agreement (consent order)?" and asks that a draft consent order be attached.…
-
My solicitor can get no reply from another solicitor!!
My brother in laws partner died last May 2022 and the home they lived in [which they jointly owned] now needs to be sold, as his attorney he has asked me to appoint a solicitor to deal with this, which I did last August. Since then nothing has happened and our solicitor has written, emailed and phoned and gets nowhere, the…
-
School holidays and FT parents
Looking for some insight here. My wife is due to go back to work from 20 hrs pw to 30 hrs pw in March. She'll be working 8-2 each day. We have one DS age 13 (and stepson age 20 but not local) We both get 12 weeks of hols between us so can manage some of the school hols. We've no close family nearby. DS has been left for…
-
Working out finances before we we married
Hi, firstly we have no children. We've been married nearly 4 years have a joint mortgage for our home which we bought 10 years ago and only owe £40k on it. My wife has never worked and ive always paid all of the mortgage, bills, etc it we had a mortgage of £100k when we got married, i also paid an additional £25k from an…
A place for mums with kids of all ages to discuss parent MoneySaving matters.
970 discussions
13.7K comments
Most recent: Removing long hair from carpet by elsien
9 August at 8:16PM
A place for dads with kids of all ages to discuss parent MoneySaving matters.
Get MoneySaving help at the time of bereavement - discuss wills, inheritance tax, estate planning and more.
For MoneySaving questions about taking care of your cat, dog, parrot or other animal companion, including vet fees and pet insurance.