Marriage, relationships & families

Hey. I've read the MSE article about making a Will. We did a free, online Will last year where we decided to leave an equal amount to all of our children. We have given them a good amount of money in recent years in order to try and keep closer to the 1 million for couples levels The Will needs to be clear that we won't be…

Hello, Following the death of my father at the start of the year, my mum was insistent on establishing LPAs, both the Property & Finance one and the one regarding Health & Welfare. We completed the forms ourselves but, for whatever reason, I think we've made the wrong choice about how the attorneys should make decisions…

My father has recently moved in with me as he can't really manage to look after himself at his house sufficiently. He has health and mobility issues but is still of 'sound mind'. Obviously my household costs have increased. Energy, food and council tax (due to no longer being single occupant) have increased. At the same…

Our 86-year-old Dad has been in hospital for several weeks and is about to be moved into care as they say he cannot go home, even with a care package. They have diagnosed him with delirium and lacking capacity. We have no LPA (he would never have understood it, nor agreed to it). He has savings and owns half of his house…

Dear all, can anyone help or advise on this please?..... I buy a house 1996 I move house in 2001 paying 25% deposit (£18k) on new house, purchase price £72k I meet a man, he moves in, we have 2 children, we need a bigger house. I sell my house and pay a 46.5% deposit (£101k) deposit on new bigger house in 2015, purchase…

I left our jointly owned property three years ago with our child due to ex's drinking, abusive & controlling behaviour. The court has ordered that the house must be sold and the division of equity has been determined. The problem is that the ex has completely neglected the property. We have received offers but the ex is…

Hi, I usually qualify for tax-free childcare. I am due to inherit money from my parents within this tax year (>100k). Does inheritance count as taxable income ie am i no longer elegible? Will I lose existing funds that I have paid in and not used yet? Thank you 

Hi all Apologies if this has been asked, I’ve done a search but everything is a bit over whelming at the moment. My Mum of 78 has just been diagnosed with Dementia. She owns her house and has c£60k in assets. She’s at an early stage of this though and can make her own decisions. I am proceeding with LPOA for both health…

Our nextdoor neighbour has left water in paddling pool for months and it is not far from our garden door. We now have small black flies in our house. Could it be that. Mind you the whole garden is a tip and overgrown but we are getting on in life and do not want to complain.

What do you make of this situation? My husband’s sister (half-sister) is eloping to Vegas next month and they are having a party when they get back on 20th October. We knew nothing about the party until we got an invite a couple of weeks ago. We were visiting them recently and husband told them we wouldn’t be attending.…

Hello Need some advice my mum is close to 80 disabled but mentally okay. She was approached about just over a year ago from a sibling who lives abroad, who is very dominating and controlling over my mum, telling her that the younger brother business in the UK has failed due covid and he is bankrupt. And that all siblings…

My partner and I have recently split over the past few days. In February 2023, he bought me a car as a gift (I have texts which prove it was purchased for me as a present). The finance loan is in his name but everything else, V5, insurance etc is in mine. It has been my choice to split due to his issues with alcohol and…

My husband is retiring in 5 weeks, he is 60 1/2 and apart from being type 2 diabetic, is in good health. I on the other hand have various health problems, and part of the reason he is retiring is to help me, although taking me to various appointments already seems to be interfering with his golf commitments, and he’s only…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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