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Protecting a gifted deposit from a separation settlement
Dear All My wife and I are giving our son a significant amount of money towards the purchase of a flat. Thinking ahead, if my son was in a relationship that ended is there any way we could prevent our gift forming part of a separation settlement? Thank you Black_Monk
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Brother in Hospital.
Hello all, I have an older brother (87) that is a hoarder of books, records, etc. They are all over and up to the ceiling, including the bath. I have been helping him for many years with getting food, sorting out doctors, etc, etc. We tried to help with the hoarding, but happy how he was. He owns the house, hates spending…
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Proof I am alive .
Hello, I need to prove I am alive ,never had to do such thing before, how do I do that?I need some official to see me in person to make sure I am alive, do I need a solicitor or do I have other options? Thanks for any advice.
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Cruise with in-laws for 60th?
My in-laws want to go on a Caribbean cruise for one of their milestone birthdays. I'm not sure if cruising would be for me. There's also so many other places that I'd prefer to visit before having kids etc. It's also a huge chunk of my annual leave. Is life to short or should I suck it up and take one for the team? There's…
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Inherited 2/3rds of a property
Hi. My brother and I have recently inherited a property. I already owned 1/3 when I helped our parents to buy the house, and I have inherited a further 3rd, so I now own 2/3rds of the house. My brother inherited the final 3rd. In order for my brother and I to realise the inheritance I am happy for my brother to buy me out,…
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OPG: Challenging the suitability of a Financial PoA appointee?
My mother-in-law ‘A’ (a widow, aged 90) has 3 children and
appointed all 3 as her H&W attorneys several years ago (registered with the
Office of the Public Guardian). In early 2021, A and one daughter+husband sold their two
houses and bought one to live in together. Several months later the other 2
children discovered that…
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Potential separation of elderly parents…advice please
Looking for any advice for the following scenario please… A couple in their late eighties …..woman has been ‘unwell’ for some months and in hospital (first under NHS and then sectioned under Mental Health) awaiting official diagnosis but no physical reasons found for ‘illness’ and won’t speak to doctors….generally…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Our son got a £20,000 payout - should we focus on saving for our other kids?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... One of our sons was involved in an accident at nursery and got £20,000 compensation, which has been safely put away for his future. We're now wondering what to do about saving for him and his two brothers - should we continue to save an equal amount for all three of them, or…
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Coroners records from 1993 Ashbourne (Derby and South Derbyshire)
Last year I found an old and dear friend had died in 1993 (there were good reasons we never kept in touch) I have discovered it was an accidental death from a fractured skull and the place of death was a part of the A55 near Osmaston, Ashbourne. I know there was a coroner inquest report months after the death (died in…
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Next of Kin when estranged from family
Hi all, I have been estranged from my mum for 12 years, since a teenager and I am beginning to think of many aspects of this as an adult, specifically around ‘next of kin’ and any legalities around this. I have recently started to put a will in place but no LPA yet etc. I cohabit with a partner which I have for a number of…
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Postnup independent assessments
My wife wants a Postnup. So instead of each doing the Financial Assessment with each of our solicitors. For them to argue over!! Is there someone/an independent person/company that will work out a fair Postnup which we both agree on. Then send it to the solicitors?
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Has anyone discovered that a 'priceless' family heirloom is actually worth very little?
Do you have a precious family heirloom that's been in the family for ages and which you always assumed was worth a heap? Only to have it valued or try to sell it, and discover that it's actually worth no more then a few quid? I'm keen to hear your stories of disappointment.
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Section 25 (Matrimonial Causes Act 1973)
Hi this relates to the question of the fair division of assets in a pending divorce. As per a reference to section 25 online, "Section 25 Factors include:The financial history of the marriage Pensions, inheritances and other foreseeable future gains Contributions made by either party (including non-financial contributions…
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Is this fraud?
Hi. So basically we are in the middle of a divorce. I still pay into a joint account which my wife has access to (for bills, kids etc). This is prior to this all going to the courts next month and I've done mediation that she never even responded to. Still lives in same house for now. She doesnt work by choice even though…
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Final Consent Order - post divorce
Can anyone please give me some advice on a solicitor (or other) who can help me with a final consent order. Our divorce was finalised 9 months ago but a final consent order was not included. I have contacted a company online who say that we must still go through mediation and clock up £1000's of pounds more in fees when…
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Thank you for all the replies
Hi guys. I'm so pleased to have opened an interesting discussion but I'm still travelling to my wedding location today and will go through with everything except the official bit (which we will do later). It was a blessing in disguise as we would not have wanted to do anything criminal. I'm naturally devastated but will…
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Naming a baby
Purely curious reasons for this post. I'm intrigued as to why parents give their baby a name but then call the baby by a shortened version immediately and never use that name again. A couple of examples - a colleague named their daughter Kathryn but called her Katy immediately, another one the baby was called Genevieve but…
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Was it cheaper to get married abroad?
Did it work out cheaper overall for you and your spouse to get married abroad? Why, or why not? I'm keen to hear your experiences. Did you find you had to cater to fewer guests since a lot of people couldn't make the trip? Were services in that country generally cheaper or more expensive? Was it more or less common to be…
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Financial support to children
Would love some views on what support you give to your university kids. our middle child is going into the last year of university in September. Has a part time job earning between £400-£700 a month since the start. Her loan covers her rent. We are giving her £200 a month to supplement her loan and living costs. She isn’t…
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Funding IVF
Hello It looks like we're going to have to self fund a round of IVF (it's actually ICSI for us). For anyone who has been through this, how did you self fund? We have a house and mortgage, which is about to be renewed and could take out about £15,000 of equity (although we'd add years rather than higher monthly cost), which…
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