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Selling House With Awkward Ex Wife
Hello Everyone, Like many seem to find myself in particular situation and can not see a way forward, i was wondering if any has had a similar situation and found light at the end of tunnel? FACTS 2 Children on a 60/40 Split 10 & 11 ( I have every weekend and half the school holidays) so i also still have a need to house…
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Maternity Leave
Does anyone know anything about maternity leave ?!... Basically my statutory maternity leave starts on 1st Feb & 39 weeks / 9 Months ends on 1st November. Can I take extra time off after 1st November which is still counted as maternity leave? But isn’t paid?!... So I have 28.5 days holiday I need to use by the 24th…
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Inheritance Tax Residence Nil Rate Band
This is a query about my reading of the Residence Nil Rate Band rules, and the 'downsizing' relief. The simple scenario is as follows for someone still alive, but permanently in a care home with a house now standing empty. Her will leaves her entire estate to her direct descendants so RNRB would apply on her death now. My…
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Is this fraud?
Sorry if this is wrong place to post. My daughter had a head-on collision in July 2016 and was encouraged by the hospital to take the person to court on a no win, no fee case. She is due to get her money soon. Her father is pressuring her into opening a fake business account to out her money in and he says she can then…
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Can i gift money to my son
I wont go into all the long details, I will give an overview. My husband is in the matrimonial home ( which is in his name). I have a house that I had before we met and has not been the matrimonial home, I had the house 15 yrs+ before we met and is and always has been in my sole name, this house in the process of being…
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Divorce - without financial settlement?
Hi everyone, I spent 3 years working in the USA and met an American. I returned back to the UK and we maintained a long distance relationship - she visited the UK on a tourist Visa for 6 months to get to know the area that I live in. It became apparent that the only reason she would be able to move to the UK and us be…
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He recons I’m not entitled to anything
Myself and partner are splitting up after 3 decades together. He received a bit of money due to an accident so we bought our 3rd house together. The house was paid for out right. All the other bills split down the middle. I work full time he doesn’t work. Because he likes to spend money (nothing else to do) we’ve had to…
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30 hrs free childcare - Will I qualify just working term time only (15 hours a week)?
Hi All, My other half is considering a job that is 15 hours a week but term time only. We are concerned that it might affect applying for the 30 hours free child care, it is only just above minimum wage. Does anyone have any idea how it might affect it? Thanks
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Help with court fees
Are there any charities who ca help with court fees?
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Care home or nursing home fees
A few questions regards how this all works - I've done somegoogling but a few things still unclear ; - If someone has assets above 23k ish they will be self funding and have to pay for their care : this is clear - House and savings are included in this asset calc - So if someone needs to go into a care home and their…
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Adoption and Pay
Sorry if this is in the wrong place! My husband and I are in the process of being approved as adoptive parents. He works full time and I'm at home, a carer for our disabled daughter. The adoption agency has told us that because I won't be taking any maternity/adoption leave, being home anyway, that my husband would be…
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Inheritance, step children and biological daughter
I am a first time mum of a 2 year old and married to my husband who has 4 step children (varying ages 10-19). They live two nights a week with us and the remainder with their biological mum. We both jointly own a property worth £500k (equity of £140k). I have a second home which is in my name and rented to fund our…
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Vulnerable Relative. Any suggestions from others experience please
Sorry, its quite a long one. I have a realtive who has been diagnosed with Alzheimers. Things have been geting steadily worse over a period and a lot of steps have been taken to support her. Sadly I live too far away to be of much use but I know my friend is having a very difficult time and I just wondered if there any…
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House sale during a divorce
Hi. We are at the beginning of starting our divorce/separation proceedings and I’ve instructed a solicitor. She has asked for all the copies of our assets as in bank statements,valuations for house etc,basically every assets value for financial disclosure. For those of you that have been through this process and have…
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Must I get a divorce or is a will adequate?
I am currently separated 12 years from my husband. At the time of separation a matrimonial agreement was drawn up in liaison with our solicitors outlining certain finances & has stipulated that neither party will have any financial claim to each other but I am concerned it may not be legally binding in the event of my…
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Ex partner opened accounts in my name
My ex partner opened (and closed) Amazon accounts under my name to hide his activity and delete data now that we are separating. I paid for our Amazon bills. Amazon reps have told me I have 5 Amazon accounts in my name. On 14 October 2020, I was locked out of the Amazon account I knew of; it has a long and numerous…
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Best sites for buying wedding ring?
Hi, I lost my wedding ring last year and the insurance payout wasn't what I had hoped for. I had a 5mm very heavy (11g) platinum band and I've been trying to source a replacement for months now but prices vary wildly. I got the original a few years ago from adornaweddingrings.co.uk for around £600 but sadly they seem to…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I tell my struggling uncle he doesn't need to give me gifts?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... A couple of years ago my dad and his brother had a falling out, so I've not seen my uncle since, although we do occasionally speak. My uncle is still kind enough to send me money for birthdays and Christmases, despite not being in great shape financially and having two kids…
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Power of Attorney - how?
In laws are happily going along in their mid/late 80'sTheir wills were last done in the 90's by the trusted retired bank manager, who is still well renowned in our local town.They are thinking they ought to have a PoA in case of future problems.I spoke to our solicitor who wanted 220+vat to redo the wills and 500+vat for 4…
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