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Will a divorce be costly?
This isn’t me, asking for a friend! He owns his own house outright. She is a council tenant. She gives up tenancy to move in with him and they marry. 2 years of marriage later and she moves out and back into a council flat and the marriage is over. Several months on from moving out and he now wants to make divorce…
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My son doesn't want to see his dad
Hi I hope I'm putting this in the right place. I'm in need of advice. I'm sorry if it's a long post I want to add as much as possible. I have a 14 year old son, me and his dad split when he was 2. His dad was rarely there when he was born I was pretty much a single mum straight away. He put me through alot! He was mentally…
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Amend agreement after divorce
Hi, I divorced in March this year and the Financial greement reflect what we have decided. We agree to sell part of the garden, my ex pocketing the ££ in order to move out and clear his depts, while I would retain the house until the younges is 19y old, 50/50 on the kids custody.Now, we sold the land, he has the ££ and he…
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Easy ways to save costs when planning a wedding
So one of my closest friends is planning a wedding that will happen over the next few years. She's loooking to save some money where possible - not necessarily a budget wedding, but saving money on things that don't need to be as expensive/easy tricks etc. I've already found a bridesmaid dresses list for her to use (so I…
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Splitting bills based on gross income - what to include?
Evening all, On the face of it, this is a simple question, but there are a couple of nuances that I just can’t reach a decision on and would appreciate some other viewpoints. My partner and I are unmarried with two children and currently live in Armed Forces accommodation (for which we pay well below the going rates on the…
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Lasting Power of Attorney
Could someone point me in the direction of a leaflet that I can give my mum regarding LPAs ? I've thought for a long time it would be a good idea if she had one & her recent stay in hospital has reinforced that feeling. However, in her words 'she's not ready for that yet' and even though we've said that when she is ready…
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Boyfriend expects me to buy a house for us
hi I would like some advice. I’m selling my flat so that me and my partner can buy a house together. He said we would get a house that we can renovate because he is in the business of renovating houses. So I am selling my flat which is a lot of £ and he has a flat and isn’t selling anything maybe possibly contributing a…
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Can my ex do this?
My ex will not provide a financial statement. She refuses to engage a solicitor and now she is ringing my solicitor with queries. So my solicitor is charging me for her queries. Can I instruct my solicitor to refuse her phone calls and not answer emails?my ex has refused all contact for 5 years.
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Written Pornographic Stories and the law in England.
Is anyone on here legally trained and can advise? Or can anyone point me in the direction of where I can find help? My childrens dad has not been involved in their life since early - his choice - he has caused us trouble on multiple occassions in the past. February this year I was told by a friend that my ex had written…
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Breakdown of Marriage, what happens to home?
I told my partner I wanted to end our marriage due to us drifting apart and not getting along. Partner stated they would like to stay in our home we have a joint mortgage for and buy me out and share parental responsibility 50/50. Partner has now came back to me stating he can’t afford a mortgage to buy me out.No one would…
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D11 help
Hi I'm currently in the process of trying to fill out the D11 form as I have received a decree absolute but was never informed by my ex that this process was taking place and there is still a matter of finance's to be agreed IE family home etc what's the best way to address the form ensuring it gets noticed. Also how is it…
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Booster or high back seat for 7 year old
Hi there,Looking to get a car seat for 7 year old girl, about average size for her age. Legally her weight allows a group 3 seat (booster), although some sites seem to encourage the use of a group 2/3 seat for as long as possible for safety reasons. The problem is that we tried them out today and they all seem fairly tight…
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Relationship struggling
For context... We've been trying to sell our home and upsize since last August. Two sellers dropped out at point of exchange.. which has led to what can only be described as a horribly stressful time. My partner and me have two children, aged 6 & 8 and can comfortably afford the new bigger house, and we have outgrown the…
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Consent order application with documentation
Anyone got experience on of their consent order made between parties rejected by the court following a divorce /financial remedy? These are the figures (I’m the applicant) does this seem fair? (Also to note in the consent order itself it says I’m responsible for all the mortgage payment also) Thanks appreciate anyone input…
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Separation stresses with mortgage
Hi all im hoping someone can help with my question. I have recently separated from my ex whom I had a joint mortgage with. I retained ownership of the house and have legal agreement to confirm this, however due to covid I have been unable to remove him from the mortgage or deeds which was fine. Now he says he applying for…
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Inheritance
We live in my husbands family home and recently my mother-in-law has moved back in. My mother-in-law would like us all to carry on living together in her house (which is fine). As we are not familiar with inheritance tax etc we wondered (as in MIL, Hubby and myself) is there a way she could sign the house over to us or…
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Marriage Certification / Register?
Hi all I got married last week. I completely forgot what the registrars told me about the register (is it online only? Can it be accessed by me? When will my marriage be visible?).I know my wife has ordered a physical copy (Do these usually take a long time?). She wants to change her name on our documentation. Any advice…
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Best postal service to use for power of attorney forms?
We've spent the last few months filling out power of attorney forms for my elderly parents. It's taken forever due to CV - travel restrictions and limited GP services. I also broke my right wrist 2 months ago and have only just been able to fill in the final section. There are 2 forms for each of my parents and it would be…
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Child Maintenance
My ex and I had agreed a plan for child access. Month 1 was to be to ease son in and month 2 was an increase to shared custody. Month 1 has failed miserable with ex renegging on agreement right away and not having nights he was supposed to and then son not wanting to stay at his house for more than one night at a time. I…
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Power of Attorney - reappointment as a replacement attorney and 3rd back up POA
Hi, does anyone have any experience of completing a power of attorney, whereby it reappoints an attorney as a replacement to act along with two new replacements. I'm creating attorney's for my parents who would prefer people to act jointly, rather than severally. In the first instance, they will be the sole attorney for…
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