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From separate homes to cohabitation and marriage
I was a little unsure where to post this, as there are relationship, legal and tax aspects, but here goes... My partner and I, who've been romantically involved for many years but lived separately ("A"), have decided to move our relationship forward by finally cohabiting, getting married and combining our finances ("B").…
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Any hints and tips for LPA application
Hi We need to apply for both types of LPA for my mum. Both me and my brother are going to be the appointed attorneys and as one of the attorneys I'm going to do the application for mum. Can anyone offer any advice for going through the application. It all seems fairly straight forward but I was wondering if there were any…
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Can my partners ex wife claim our money/house?
Hiya there i know ideally I should ask a solicitor but just curious. if my and my partner have a house held jointly in our names and a bank account held jointly in our names, can his ex wife claim any of that? they are divorced but no clean break clause. thanks
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Spousal Support Advice
This is not a question about whether or not spousal maintenance would be ordered in my case or for how long it would continue. I've spoken to various solicitors and concluded my case is too borderline for anyone to make a call on it! I've also been advised that it would almost certainly end when my youngest is 18 and be…
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Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
Anyone considering becoming a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) or appointing an LPA might find this essential reading: https://www.gov.uk/lasting-power-attorney-duties There’s a lot of ‘musts’ and ‘must nots’ in it. I think they’re legally binding. (Sorry: wasn’t sure which topic to post this under).
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Gifting money to a friend to help buy a house
Hello, I want to help my oldest friend who is a hardworking single mum buy a house. I want to give her 20k to give her a deposit and she will pay me back as and when she can. I'm advised I can only give 3 k and then I have to declare the rest to HMRC which could be subject to inhertance tax. This seems quite complicated,…
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Enduring Power of Attorney query.
HiI am looking for advice after a visit to a solicitor to update our will last week. We also had a discussion regarding that we might want to consider taking out an LPA to replace our old EPA. We were advised that as it stands now, if I were to die now or lose mental capacity then both my husband and my son who are the…
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Where to place the stamp for LPA
I knew I will have several family LPA to make copies of so I bought a stamp that says “I certify this is a true and complete copy of the corresponding page of the original lasting power of attorney. Signature:.............. Date:..............." over 6 lines. It's quite a big stamp (7 x 3.5 cm) and I do not know where to…
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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…
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Ethical Pensions
Hi everyone, I have a mishmash of old pensions from different jobs and I'm consolidating it...I would *really* like an ethical pension. What's people's experience of ethical pensions e.g. Path and how would it link to my employer pension? Thanks in advance!
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Providing Care for a Parent - wage and home alterations.
My first post so hello to you all. I have two questions involving care for a parent who has dementia. Consider that you have power of attorney financial and health wise, and all vested parties have given formal consent. Firstly, can the parental home be sold with some of the proceeds being used to extend and alter your…
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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…
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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…
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Parental anxiety?
Sorry if this is long 😕 I struggle when son isn't with me (he's almost 6). I'm ok with him at school and with my husband (his dad) but anyone else I really kind of freak out. As an example my dad's visiting with my little brother who's 8yrs old. He has taken my son with them to the beach and pier whilst I stay home (I have…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Time taken to obtain probate (Moved)
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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…
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