Marriage, relationships & families

I am in the process of getting divorced. Our house has just sold and I will get approx 130,000 from the sale. I am on a low income with a top up of Universal Credit. I have been told, I do not earn enough to privately rent and with the equity, unlikely to qualify for social housing. CAn I get an interest free mortgage to…

Hi All, We have been blessed with our 15-month-old in terms of sleeping patterns, however, over the past 4-5 weeks she has begun waking up after a few hours and is unsettled the rest of the night. Is there anything that could be causing this and are there any solutions?

Hi there, my wife would like to sell her wedding dress. We have been selling a lot of items on ebay hut wanted some recommendations for any specialist sites where we could list this? Also would be good to know if there are places that buy second hand dresses. There are some dirty marks on it at the moment but a quote for…

I'm looking for a goose to practice on now. I've ordered one for Christmas but I cannot find one to buy online. I've not gone into the stores myself, though. I'll do that but is there anywhere online that stocks goose that I'm unaware of? Thank you. 

Hi All, It's our little ones first Christmas (5 months old) and we're wondering if parents buy any gifts for their infants? She has everything she needs but it seems wrong ignoring the event. 

Good morning, looking for opinions on a situation I have found myself in. Someone I knew a long time ago but lost touch with has recently passed away. His funeral is next week, owing to another commitment I can’t make the funeral but could attend the wake later in the day. Is it bad form to attend a wake if you didn’t…

MSE spotted a tweet from someone who asked: Can two people live on one person's wage, provided the wage is £20k+? Like all the best hypotheticals, this one opens up all sorts of questions about the depending factors. Many of them have been discussed on this board before. So what are your thoughts? What are the factors that…

Hi, I’m after some thoughts around my current situation. My wife and I separated last year, amicably, whilst living abroad. We returned to the UK this year and my wife was originally given accommodation through her work (not entirely suitable as it was a one-bedroom apartment and we have two children), but has now moved…

Hi, As per the title, so I filed for divorce on the grounds of UB back in September 2020. (Marriage was Summer 2019). Marriage broke down within a few months, we were not living together, and I had to wait the 12 months (waited bit longer) before filing for divorce. Respondent ignored all paperwork, ignored me calls and…

Hi, Some context before reading the below: Me and my wife are not UK nationals. I am settled in UK on a indefinite visa and my wife is also on a dependant visa. I have been in UK since last 11 years and my wife joined me last year. There are no restrictions on work, we are both allowed to work full time and we both have…

I understand the need to include the following statement in my POA : “ My attorneys may transfer my investments into a discretionary management scheme. Or, if I already had investments in a discretionary management scheme before I lost capacity to make financial decisions, I want the scheme to continue. I understand in…

I've always been considered (by myself and others) as a very unemotional person. Never too excited, angry, sad just one level. That isn't to say I don't sometimes get angry but other things that impact people don't tend to impact me. Things like deaths of neighbours. Hurricanes in another country. Someone's dog dying etc…

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I will try and keep it at short and succinct as possible but please ask any further questions if I haven’t been clear. my grandma died last Thursday after a very long battle with cancer. Over 6 years ago she started a funeral plan and over 50s insurance so she was able to afford to pay for her funeral and give her children…

Hello, this is a bit of a long story which I realise most won’t spend the time to read - so thanks to anyone who sticks with it and reads the whole tale! My Dad has dementia, with fairly severe loss of short-term memory, although does still have ‘mental capacity’ to conduct his own affairs and daily life. When it first…

Hi all, I'm in the process of splitting with my partner (not married but is the father of my children) - and we are looking at selling the home (both of us are on the mortgage etc). While getting the details from the mortgage company of how much we owe to work out how much I would be entitled to after we split, I…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I'm in a long-term relationship, and though we don't live together he stays at my house more than half of each week. He has his own place provided through work, so pays minimal rent and household bills. As he stays at mine most of the time, should I charge him for rent and…

Hi all, buckle in, this might be a long one! Bit of background - I'm an only child (age 42), I live 15 miles away from my mum (age 75 but with rhuematoid arthritis and other issues), and I work full-time about 30 miles away from home. My father passed away ten years ago. I have power of attorney for mum. My mum had a fall…

Can anyone shed some light on the legal status of someone who was formerly divorced but whose former spouse has died? Are they still considered "divorced" or are they now "single"? Thanks

I lost my husband in September, it was sudden and quite traumatic as I had to CPR with my 14 yr old son, now everyone is talking about Christmas and I just want to run. we are also going through a no fault eviction and I can't even look for a house as finances aren't through yet. I don't want a tree or gifts, I don't want…