Marriage, relationships & families

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…

I'd love to hear about your experience with dating apps, particularly ones that are free or at least have a free/lite version. MSE Becky mentions a few in her blog Dating at a distance, published last year, as well as some MoneySaving date ideas. I know there are many, many more dating apps out there though. Which are your…

My dad's wife has had an accident and now needs to go into a care home. Will my dad have to pay for her care home fees out of his savings . They do not own any property.Any information welcome. Thankyou 

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**PLEASE NOTE: During the free trial, you are NOT able to share contact details so what's the point?! I recently tried the 7 day free trial promoted here on MSE. I wasn't impressed by the site or the people on it really and the subscription options are very long and expensive so I shan't be signing up. I don't quite…

In the last few months I have seperated from my wife (still in same house) and I have lost my job (struggling to find another) which was our main source of income. Shortly (probably within a month) we will be running a deficit of close to £1000+ pcm (income/essential costs). We have a mortgaged home (with c. £60k equity)…

We always receive Child Benefit of £84.60 per month for one child. As the payment is supposed to be £21.15 per week , this means that the calculation is 4 x £21.15 = £84.60. This is £1015.20 (or 48 x £21.15) per year. Is this correct and what we should be getting, given that there are 52 weeks in the year? This would be 52…

What this is all about? Refuge, the domestic violence charity, has produced a free new guide called 'You Can Afford To Leave' to help women experiencing domestic violence or abuse take control of their finances. It's designed to cover all the basics, from benefits and basic budgeting to setting up a bank account and what…

Hi I’ve been separated for 5 years and am now hoping to file for divorce, it’s a little complicated and I do have a solicitor that deals with family law in mind, but just wanted to know if anyone has used quickie divorce online? I need a divorce a clean break consent order and a transfer of equity as will be buying him…

Hi, just found evidence that one of my siblings have been stealing from my father. Using his bank cards and withdrawing large amounts of money without him knowing. My father had lost capacity recently due to a stroke. I ve tried to talk to my other siblings but now they won't talk to me. The police have informed me that it…

So my ex of nearly 5 yrs has started divorce proceedings. This I’m happy about as I started the process 4 yrs ago and my ex would not comply and wasted lots of my money causing issues. My ex has contacted me to say when papers arrived please can I just sign and not cause any issues. I was baffled by this request and ex has…

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I’d like to get my wife something as I usually do, however, last year my step son was tragically killed in an accident, my wife is understandably devastated and struggling day to day. She feels guilty doing anything that she used to enjoy, and I’m not even sure Valentine’s Day will be on her…

Question regarding Tax Free Childcare We are currently using tax free childcare for our first child ( 4+ year old ). I am earning 40K and my partner earns 65K We are expecting our second child in Mid February 2022 and I would be paid during my maternity which starts on 1st Feb through my employer as full 39 weeks maternity…

Hi all My partner and I have decided to marry, purely for practical reasons. We won't even be telling our families... We've been together over 20 years. We quite recently moved and don't know anyone in the area. As such, I put an advert on Freegle not so long ago and have lined up a few people who would kindly and happily…

Hello, We went on a family trip to London 2 years ago. We're based in Wales. On the way home, my sister broke down on the motorway, she managed to pull into services but the car had died. We were still in England at this point. My sister didn't have breakdown cover. She was obviously hysterical. In the end We paid £500 on…

I’ve recently separated from my daughters father, we lived together for 10 years. Our daughter is 7 my mediator has advised me to do a schedule 1 application, has anyone had any experience with this? If so what can be claimed for? 

Hi, I've lived in UK whole my life. I'm a Polish Nationality and have Full-Status. I took my fiance here to live with me. We are planning to get marrried asap. She is educated and want to start working as well as start her own business. What is the best and quickest way to make her live here legally. At the moment she is…

A couple of questions from MSE Ant. * When you give someone a pair of tickets as a present, would you expect to be invited along on the second ticket? * And on the flip side, if you receive two tickets, would you invite the gifter along to the event? Would love to hear your thoughts. MSE Laura F

Hi, I recently bought a DNA kit from My Heritage on 5th Dec and have had SEVERAL issue with this company which has meant that I have spent an excessive amount of time on the phone to their customer service with nothing being resolved. I understand it’s headquarters is based in Israel but they operate globally .Which…

Hi all. My elderly mother still has all her faculties, & is happy to appoint both me & my sister as joint & separate P.O.A.'s. I have applied & received forms LP1F & LP1H to begin the application. My sister has alerted me to an advert she has seen on Facebook, for a company called Local Money Advisors, which is offering a…