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I do I Help my Ukranian wife in Crimea
I am desperate for information on how to give financial support to my Ukrainian wife who is with my son and her sick mother in Crimea which is annexed by the Russians and now faces sanctions.
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Divorce and pension sharing
Hello My question surrounds short term marriage 7 years and even shorter living together 3 years during the marriage although over the 14 Yr relationship we saw each other every weekend. In terms of our 'unconventional' marriage. How are the courts likely to view such a short-term living together arrangement at both her…
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My ex partner is refusing to leave my house i solely own
Good afternoon all. I wonder if you can help me? I split up with my ex partner at the beginning of August who is a foreign national here in the UK during our break up she told my 2 year old son to not cry a d get used to not seeing me so I took court action to get a no fly order which I did successfully. Since then it has…
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Whilst walking with the tide, I espied...
...this thing. It's on Mablethorpe beach. Anybody have an answer to what it is? It's got me flummoxed.
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What's my purpose?
Firstly let me stress I'm not suicidal. As posted before I became a widow at the grand old age of 53 quite suddenly back in October and as strange as it sounds I can deal with the fact my husband died. I've accepted that. I've accepted that the life I thought I was going to have is not going to happen and I'm on a…
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Is it rude to pester my mother about creating a will?
My mum is in her 60s, 3 children, 6 grand children, not married and owns her home outright; though she does have about £40k in debts to a personal friend and the council. As I was updating my will last year, it came to light she didn't have one or intend on doing one. I mentioned she could do one online for free but it's…
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WORRIED ABOUT MY 20 YEAR OLD SON
Good Morning I am worried about my son and having sleepless nights. I am worried that he may be going to some websites online which are not appropriate for him. Is there any way I can check which sites he goes to? Thanks
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Brother in law wants to move in
My BIL had an abusive ex, he got out of the relationship and moved to Australia where he lived (rent free) with his aunt/uncle and worked on & off on a tourist work visa thing for a year and a half. He then went on holiday in Asia and met a girl who lived in Brazil, he followed her back there (to extend the holiday I…
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Joint home & No life insurance - Divorce
I’m Divorce. 2 years now. No financial break order in place.
Reason is Ex in IVA. So could not afford to go through it and said I will drag
it out much as I can. I Live in the family home. As a Single parent on low income and can’t force a sale, I can’t afford to go
down the legal route. I am the main carer. Now Ex stopped…
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Divorce: Is there a way to keep house for kids?
So, things have changed a lot recently. Wife cheating ... discovered ... divorce initiated. Currently all living in same house ... limited fun. Kids (13 and 15) have indicated a desire to live primarily with me ... and I am 100% supportive of that. (but recognise need for relationship with mother as well). Due to divorce I…
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New parents- how do you control feeling overwhelmed?
Hello, I have recently become a parent. It was planned and everything in our lives make it the perfect time to have a child. Mid 30s, stable job, house etc. However, I feel hugely overwhelmed. I work about 40 hours a week ( in education with kids being most of the people I work with). After that I basically come home and…
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Divorce with no clean break - pension advice
I am divorced since quite a few years. At the time of the divorce we divided everything 50/50 except the pensions - at that time my ex said she did not want any of my pension. Everything was done without court hearings through solicitors. We exchanged CETV data at the time so she does know that my pension was worth a lot…
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Giving my partner an allowance?
Looking for advice and opinions please! My partner was made redundant in lockdown and struggled to find a new job. She's now pregnant and we made the decision for her to not work for now and wait till a while after baby's born. Due to my £40k salary, she's not entitled to any benefits whatsoever, and no maternity allowance…
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Purchasing a Share of an Inherited Family Property by Instalments
Hello. As an only child, I inherited my parent’s nearby property a few years
ago and it is solely in my name. We have
three adult children – one married with his own family living abroad, one
settled with a partner living a distance away and a son who is sole parent with
his young son, living in my parent’s house which I…
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Whose name on the mortgage?
Having just been reading another post on a different subject it implied that if there are a married couple, any mortgage taken out would have to be in joint names.Is this true?I have a family member who is married to someone I trust about as far as I can throw them and they are about to buy their first own house together.…
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Grandparent being denied contact with grandchild
Has anyone any experience of this? I know it is now against the law for this to happen but going the legal route seems to be a last ditch situation.I dont know why my daughter is leaving me out of things like my grandchilds birthday but I have my suspicions what influence is being brought to bear. I just want to make sure…
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Parents selling
Hi, I’m just asking if anyone knows… I have debt in my name and pay it off and it’s under control however my parents are now selling their house. Will my debt effect it or show up at all? We have no joint accounts or anything.
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Helpful Advice needed.
Helpful Advice needed. My wife's brother has recently gone into a nursing home suffering with Parkinson's, unfortunately he can only talk in a whisper and he is unable to walk. He has a partner who is not being very helpful, she says the relationship is over, has not visited him or spoken to him for 2 months now.She will…
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LPA query
Hi there. Some advice sought if I may. My father (parents are separated) has decided following legal advice that he wants to set up an LPA. He has previously had a stroke and has a rare blood condition which makes him more susceptible to blood thickening. He is in a relationship with a women who while both my brother and I…
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Access to my child
Good afternoon everybody I hope someone can help me regarding any rights I may or may not have. I live in Scotland and my ex partner and my child (aged 8) live in England. We split up when my child was less than one year old. I have always had regular access to my child (the last couple of years I have taken him up to…
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