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Sister's Separation - Advice
I am posting for my sister. I am going to try and remove the
emotion as much as I possibly can but it's very difficult for me. Apologies in advance for a long post. She has just separated from her husband of 9 years. They
have been together since she was 18 and they have two very young boys. Her husband has always been…
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Cover letter for confirmati
I Hope someone can help,I am in the process of trying to get a certificate of confirmation, I have received a letter back from the sheriff Court, stating please include in your covering letter how many certificates you require, im just needing help with what to put in this cover letter
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Power of attorney and contract query
I signed a contract with an estate agents to sell my dads property when he went into care (to pay for his fees). I signed for it as a POA. Sadly he has passed away -does anyone know if the contract ends on the date of his death as the I know that the POA ends when he died?
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Recently separated, advise needed
My wife and I are recently separated, her choice. I work full time have a well paid job and have always paid all the mortgage and bills, cars, everything. My wife has never worked. I want her to be ok from the possible divorce and want to split as easy as possible. We have good savings and I have a good pension. My ideal…
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Money saving dilemma
I have lived with my parents, in my great grandfathers house, with my great grandfather all his life. a few years back my great grandfather gifted the house to me and my mother and farther in equal 3rds before he died Its fully payed off geothermal no mortgage Unfortunately earlier last year he passed away. I would now…
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Lasting power of attorney
I have been granted Lasting power of attorney for my mum. How can I find any accounts, bonds etc. that she has? We already found one that she says she didn't know she had.
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Passport Application for a Child
I'm applying for a passport for my son. It wants me to send his birth certificate off, but we were not married when he was born so the birth certificate has my maiden name. Do I also need to send off my marriage certificate with it? Thanks!
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Divorce no solicitor
Hi all. I have petitioned for divorce from my husband of 18 years. Originally we were going to do this as an agreement with regards to the finances. It came to my attention that my ex husband was potentially hiding assets (mainly shares by moving them to another party). When I asked him about this he because quite cross…
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Ex using my address
Recieved a letter today, my son opened it as his initial is the same as his father's. It was for the ex, from a debt recovery company. Ex has never lived at this address, this home is mine and my husbands, moved here 2 years ago. My adult son lives with us and rarely gets post, so was surprised and disappointed in the same…
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Ex wife won't collect her belongings.
My ex-moved out of the family home nearly 2 years ago, but hasn't collected any of her belongings. I asked her about 6 months ago (verbal and through text messages) to collect, them, and have been doing this regularly. The sake of the house is dye in the next 2 -3 weeks and I'm still telling her that she needs to collect…
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Rent for adult children
My daughter is 23. Just finished uni and is earning £250 a week from 2 jobs.Not paying tax yet. I charge her £30 per week for food and bills, ( electricity. Gas. Water. Internet,) and I do her washing and £25 per week for rent. Bear in mind I’ve lost 53 per week in housing benefit cos she’s working but feel taking £53 in…
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Relationship Breakdown
Good morning! I'd be grateful for some advice please to do with the division of things after a relationship breakdown. I had been living with my ex-partner between Feb 2021 and Mar 2022, in her house, when she decided that it might be best if I moved out but we kept on seeing each other. So I moved out, we continued to see…
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decent house slippers
Hi,d I have arthritis in my hips and knees and the discs in my lower back are slipping. I am in pain all the time but I think my slippers are not helping. I buy from M&S and supermarkets. I'm looking for some decent ones but I can't afford to pay more than about £40 against 15 to 20 I normally pay. Has anyone any…
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Paying care home fees - anyone use the CHIP scheme?
Hi all - hope someone can help. My mum has dementia and will soon need to move to a care home sadly. I'm just looking at if there's any way to fund her care without being forced to sell the family home. Does anyone know anything about the "Care and Home Inheritance Plan" / "CHIP" scheme? Their website - 'mycaremyhome' -…
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gifting/deprivation of assets
Hi. My mum has dementia, and is highly likely to need to go into a care home imminently. I got a call from him the other day saying he would like to give me, my brother and my sister £3K each as a gift and I am wondering if this would fall foul of deprivation of assets - my Mum is being assessed next week (I am uncertain…
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Zippy Up
My adult kids still live at home. They're aged mid - late 20s. Nominal board paid, which I put in accounts in their names. So I pay for everything; I get frowned upon if I dare say cut the heating down, if the food selection isn't up to their standard...they want ready meals and pizzas etc. I've found that they, one by…
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Lies lies lies
Asking for a friend who's going through a rough divorce. My friend and his wife are divorcing, they have a child. They are going through mediation and they seemed to be in agreement for a 50-50 split of the assets and 50-50 custody of the child. The wife just found out that in case of 50-50 custody, she will not be getting…
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Son in college - hassles
Its all a bit of a mess...... Son has Aspergers. Really struggled over the years but did really well and got into college. Started in Sep, moved into halls with his GF and a few friends. Brilliant all going well. Signed a lease 1st decemeber for a house next year with a few friends inc his GF. Now they've split up -…
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MSE News: FREE guide on what to teach kids about spending money safely online launched
Not-for-profit internet safety body Internet Matters has today launched a free ten-point guide with tips to help kids and young people build good online money management habits. Read the full story: 'FREE guide on what to teach kids about spending money safely online launched' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t…
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eHarmony free trial
Hi allSo in this week's money saving email there was a link for 3 days free eHarmony premium for new joiners. So I clicked on the link and joined, as I was taking my time to word things right the website logged me out at the end and didn't save everything. When I logged back in I couldn't figure out how to get the 3 free…
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