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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…
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Lasting Power of Attorney
I wonder if someone can answer this please. Google is`nt cooperating. Should someone who has Lasting Power of Attorney be informed if a will has been rewritten and is not with the same storage company as the previous will? I don`t want to go into details but I strongly believe the person who changed her will and who I had…
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Paying for Son in Law's operation
Hi, my mum & dad are both in their 80s with poor health (one mental and one physical). They would like to pay for my Brother-in-Laws hip operation as the current wait time in his area is up to 2 years. The cost is around 12k. Would this be seen as wilfully reducing an social care cost or is it acceptable given the one off…
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We’re moving in… Couple… Finances
This might seems weird and we’re looking for genuine options, advice. So the other half (Stephen) and I met a year ago and we’ve decided to move in together. How do you share finances/income as a couple? In my previous relationship, both salaries were combined and the bills deduced, what was left was halved and in our own…
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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…
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Please advise on my divorce case
Summary: Married for18 years with two children 17 and 13. We had a few domestic violence incidents in the past, wherein I missed a lot of opportunities to prove my side during those incidents considering the then age of my children. We have been living separately in the same house for more than 2+ years, based on that I…
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Grandmother causing problems by lying
My grandmother is 95 soon and she's causing so much grief and stress. She lies all the time and makes up stories about things. This infuriates my father. She's not eating as lost so much weight. My grandmother claims she's 10st. More like 7! Then the other day, mum put something into her wheelie bin and noticed a load of…
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VAT taken
I am just a little confused as to why my French buyers are charged VAT when I am not VAT registered. Item subtotal£40.00Postage£2.00VAT (eBay collected)£8.40Discount£0.00Total**£50.40
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Am I alone...
...in finding that the MSE Forum is like a wise, elderly parent? I started consulting this site when I took my pension early at the age of 55 and a half. That was nearly 2 years ago now and I have dipped in and out of the Forum since then. I looked at it a lot 18 months - 2 years ago, took a break and then came back a few…
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Neighbour Abroad Hasn't Been in Contact
My 80+ year old neighbour is currently living in Japan and usually calls us every two weeks to check in on her home that my sister is house sitting for her. The last we heard from her was on the 6th of February. A friend has contacted the local police but due to Data Protection they can't tell us anything. They did say…
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Is it illegal to not pay a global payment through a court order
Hi please can anyone advise me? I have a global payment of £1000 per month through a court order for 2 children. It’s due to reduce to £750 when it’s just the younger child. One of them is 17 & has temporarily moved into his dads but today his father has reduced my payment to £500 without notice even though I am however…
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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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