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Who to notify after marriage? - NOT changing names
Hi all Got married earlier this week and trying to figure out who to notify. Googling only seems to bring up lists for when you change names, which we haven't. So the only changes are to marital status and Miss -> Mrs. Does anyone know of a checklist anywhere? Some suggestions if not would be very useful. So far we've…
Advice regarding will creation where one partner suffers with dementia
Hi Just wondering if anyone can offer some advice regarding will creation. My parents have an appointment with a solicitor but just wondered where they might stand before they go in to discuss. Unfortunately my mom suffers with alzheimers although she is still relatively well at the moment (still looks after herself, cooks…
Small things to post to someone in hospital
I know we had a recent thread about what to put in a hospital bag, this is for ideas of what I can post to my MIL who is 90 and very bored, in hospital while they carry out multiple tests and then decide what treatment to offer. We live several hours away and not sure that we'd be allowed into the hospital, visiting is…
Time taken to obtain probate (Moved)
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Separation
Good afternoon all. Ive read various similar threads but each scenario has differences so here is mine. My wife and I have decided to separate. We are still on good terms but have taken the decision before we end up hating each other. There is still a chance things will repair themselves in the future but obviously here…
Is it possible to get a consent order without wife sharing financial details?
Trying to navigate a DIY divorce to keep costs down and my Wife doesn't want to share her financial position for the consent order. Let's just say she's a complicated difficult person, she's not hiding any money (if anything she's hiding debt that she's too embarrassed to tell a soul about), and frankly I don't care and…
Divorce Settlement and Pension.
Last year my husband divorced me after 32 years of marriage. He is 56 and I am now 70. Originally we agreed this would be best for both of us. We agreed to sell the house, which still has a mortgage. We would pay our own debts off and make a clean break. The deeds are in his name. He agreed he would help me financially as…
Disagreeing Over Expensive Pram ...
Hi My partner has made it clear they'd like a fancy pram. I suggested we get the one they want but second hand. This has caused annoyance to both them and the in laws who say this is unacceptable. Am I being unreasonable by setting a pram budget? We will split the cost but I categorically will not pay anywhere near £900…
Finding an old friend with no internet presence
Hi, I've found this site so useful over the years for a variety of things. Not sure that this is even possible, but I am at a loss about what to do at this point. I've arranged for 6 of a group of 7 of us who were great friends at University (nearly 30 years ago now) lived together etc, to meet up for an evening back in…
Letting a friend know that parent has died.
My parent had a friend who lived in Spain. They spoke quite often on the phone and they had known each other many years. They used to work together but friend moved away to Spain some years ago. Anyway when my parent went into a nursing home I let the friend know and gave them the address of the care home and said it would…
Ex wants to keep house
My husband and I have separated. We have two children, 5 and 9, and will be splitting custody 5050. He wants to stay in the house and I have no emotional attachment to this so don't mind in principle. However he can't get sufficient mortgage to buy me out. There is approx £280,000 equity in the house, so my half would be…
Girlfriend Keeping Me Separate
My GF and I have been together almost 2 years now (she was also my first love and we were together 18 months as teenagers). We had remained in contact as friends and we had both assumed the other had moved on, turns out we hadn’t, we both always saw each other as the one. Both our marriages have ended and we got together…
Elderly MIL
HiMy mother in law rang me earlier today to tell me that her grandson had been stealing from her. She said that her grandson had visited her a few weeks ago but she had only just had her bank statements through in the past. On the bank statements were two ATM transactions, one each for each of her bank accounts which…
Trying to book wedding at New York City Hall
Our daughter and her OH want to get married in October at Manhattan City Hall. The booking website for Project Cupid (honestly!) shows no appointments available for any date at all. Does anyone have experience of how the system works and how far ahead you can book?
Annulment and clean break
Do I need a clean break order if I'm getting a annulment? Thanka
Husband won't sign the TR1 to let me buy him out
Has anyone any experience of what route to go down with this? Basic facts: * Separated and all proceedings have gone through court * Part of the financial settlement is that I give him 40k and that is his equity so he will have no claim on the house * I've arranged a re-mortgage into my name with the extra £40k to pay him,…
How to be assertive
I brought a Xbox trade in PlayStation and paid extra then wanted a refund, because I didn’t like it as much as PlayStation.I did say it didn’t work shop refused as they tested it, fair enough there in rightAnyway my friend says damage it like water or drop it, then say it don’t work.My mum said they will find out. Now Next…
Dilemma (long, sorry)
So a bit of background.....I have a sister a few years younger than me and we've never really got on, for different reasons which I won't bore you with. About 12 years ago she moved miles away from our home town (where my mum still lives) with her boyfriend and said she wanted to have a bit of an adventure before moving…
Living with ex
We separated in October, he’s agreed in principle I can buy his share of the house and continue living here with our 3 children, but I can’t actually get him to take the money or move out. Anyway, he keeps turning the heating on instead of putting on a jumper (I pay the bills) using the toilet paper I buy (he’s…
Staying in contact with 96 year old gran
Hi I wonder if there's a way of staying in contact with my gran via different methods easily. I do call her but she is very hard of hearing and, as much as I hate to admit it, speaking on the phone is a bit of a chore, maybe for us both. I know this makes me a bad granddaughter.. She is a 4 hour drive from me and suddenly…

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