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Never thought I would crush again
After my last crush never thought it would happen again. Anyway it has, so I’ve never had a girlfriend and have social anxiety, I wasn’t even looking for love just looking to get close to a girl (like friends)get married and have kids. Every week I go to this religious thing and saw her at some house programs no chance to…
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Care options for elderly mother
my mother in law is 84 and lives on her own since father in la passed 8 years ago. Until recently she was petty healthy, aside from slowing down a bit. she had a nasty fall last weekend and has spent 3 days in hospital. The direct family she has is me and my partner (her daughter), we live 30 miles away, and her son who…
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Let's hear your kids' money tips...
Do your children have any MoneySaving or money-making tips? I'd love to hear them. 👶🧒💡
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House purchase different deposit wife and I
Hi, My wife and I were married in 2019 and we have one beautiful daughter together. We are in the process of purchasing a house where there is a disproportionate investment (deposit) coming from my side due to sale of my apartment to fund the deposit for the house. Also some of the money for the apartment has come from my…
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Single parent wanting to rent privately
How does one do this? I have been offered a job but cannot currently do it where I live. There are seven of us in a two bed flat. (Social) I have no chance of moving into a larger property and having spoken to my landlord about my work situation, they won’t stop me from renting privately with my younger children while the…
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Wife filed for divorce within 2weeks of walking out. Struggling and need advice
Hi all- the past 1 month has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. I’m struggling mentally and finding it hard to cope and need some advice. We received the brilliant news my wife was pregnant on the 24th December. She has mixed emotions from happy to confused and scared. She made Comments from my career is gone, my…
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House bought and paid for by me in sole name - is it always mine?
I'm not sure where to find the answer to this, but: If I buy a house outright, in my sole name (with my savings, inheritance and proceeds from selling a house I own with my ex), to live in it with my boyfriend, what happens if we were to split up later? Are there any circs under which he'd be able to argue that he is…
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Un-Married Couple and Inheritance Tax
Hi i'm trying to find some clarification on exactly what is subject to inheritance tax with un-married couples. My partner is buying into my house so we will jointly own it and have started a will to protect each other if one of us died. He also has a flat in his name only and with everything together our 'estate' is…
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WILL written by member of Society of will writers?
My WILL is written by the Member from Society of will writers who got in recogination of achieving SWW code compliance. But when trying to register my WILL through https://www.nationalwillregister.co.uk/ under solicitor name search i can't find his company name. My question, is my WILL valid under as per UK law, as it's…
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Lasting Power of Attorney documents – lost documents questions
A few years ago, I helped my mother compile both her health
and welfare & property and financial affairs Power of Attorney documents.
These were completed OK and returned to her. Unfortunately she has lost them. I have contacted the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and
requested official duplicates. They have told me…
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Blog discussion: Cheap or free kids' books tricks
To mark this week’s World Book Day, we’ve rounded up a host of free and cheap ways to turn your little ones into bookworms. Read the full blog:Cheap or free kids' books tricks
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World Book Day - any free/cheap homemade costume ideas?
It's World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March 2022. I'm keen to hear your homemade World Book Day costume ideas. How are you and your kid/s getting into the spirit cheaply or for free?
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Selling house what’s fair?
Hi all my ex wife and i are selling the marital home now the children have all left education and moved out. She has lived there and made the mortgage payments with her husband and their child. She’s not paid the mortgage for the last 6 months and has told me she doesn’t plan on making anymore payments now it’s up for…
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Splitting marital home stress
Hello i have today been to see a solicitor about splitting the equity in a joint owned house with my ex wife. She’s claiming 100% of the equity and I’ve suggested 50/50 my solicitor has advised that the court will want to see both sides financial status. we have been split up for 16 years and she has never really worked…
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6th form - mandatory attendance vs driving lessons
Not quite sure where to put this but I'll start here DD17 has been on waiting list for driving lessons for a few months - big shortage in our area and cancelled tests/strikes etc keep delaying things Most instructors now offer 2hr lessons and predominantly daytime only - often 8am/10am/12pm/2pm and sometimes 4pm DD is at…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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