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Spousal Maintenance - Non Working Wife
After serveral months of debate / hard life, My Wife and I are divorcing amicably, Wife is 57 and does not current work through her choice, so need to agree spousal maintenance, no children I bring home just under £3K/mth after tax/NI/pension. We expect each of our living costs to be roughly the same after divorce. We have…
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Marriage Allowance Claim
After watching the show we saw we could claim back some marriage allowance and could claim back for the last 3 years as long as the form was filled in on time. We filled in the online form and got a reply to say the claim was accepted and they would get in touch, they did get in touch after a few weeks to say we were to…
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Joint Tenancy
Hi, I’m hoping someone can help with my actions. Or at least tell me I don’t have a leg to stand on at the moment. I have a joint tenancy with my ex boyfriend, and currently there are 5 months left of a 12 month fixed contract. He moved out early January, and told me he will pay £100 a month to help me out till the end of…
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Husbands affair / moving back in etc
I'd appreciate any comments, views or suggestions on this. I feel very confused! My husband moved out last year because he said he was generally unhappy in our marriage but made it clear his hope was we would get back together. He told me there was nobody else and I believed it. A few months after him moving out my…
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LPOA - What can I do as attorney?
I'm hoping for some advice as to what I can do as an attorney for my father who will inevitably go into a nursing home. My father has recently gone into hospital with dementia, it's inevitable that he'll end up in a nursing home, I have LPOA. He has assets (lets say <£700K) that should cover his care costs for the…
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ID for an 18yo
My daughter will be 18 next month. Am I correct in thinking that the only ID acceptable for her if she wishes to buy alcohol from a shop or pub (when open) is either a passport or driving license? I'm reluctant for her to take her passport out with her, so if there's nothing else she can use will need to send off for her…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I give my friend the cash I made selling her unwanted clutter?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I've been helping a friend declutter her house, and took a car load of stuff to the tip. There were some items I suggested she could get cash for if she put them up for sale, but she said she couldn't be bothered. I hate waste, so took two of the items home and, with a bit of…
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Family Woes!
Not sure if I have posted in the right section. My ex husband and his partner have my children to stay 50% of the time. I am unhappy about a lot of things that go on while they are there, mainly initiated by his partner, who I don’t get on with at all. My children are 10 and 5, for Christmas my ex got them a puppy that…
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Things you wish you had known before baby was born.
Hello!! Just wanted some advice regarding things you wish you had known before your baby was born. Things that may have prepared you better or at least made it abit easier especially the first 3/6/12 months. Could be anything from obvious things that you thought weren't as important as they turned out to be or things that…
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Grandparents childminding
I am a grandmother and will be looking after my grandkids when my daughter returns back to work after her maternity leave. Can i get paid for this through child care tax credits that my daughter may claim
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Child maintenance and custody
If a mother has 2 children from 2 different dads when it come to maintenance and custody can she allow 1 father 50% custody and receive no maintenance And 1 father 18% custody and wants maintenance
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Abroad Wedding Advise!
I'm due to get Married in Mexico in June (we booked this in Nov 2018, way before the pandemic!). Our wedding package is booked through a travel agency, so if they cancel, we can just reschedule it without losing money. However, I'm just concerned about the extras that we will have to pay to direct to the hotel…
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Damage to a car while doing a favour for my son - moral dilemma
My son moved house recently and my husband drove the Luton van for him. Unfortunately, my husband accidently damaged the bumper of a car, although there was no damage to the van, which he returned. My son has been contacted by the car owner regarding the damage which will cost between £500 - £700. He has subsequently…
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Housing association when divorcing
I’m currently going through a break up that will lead to a divorce we live in a housing association place ( I’m not on the tenancy) I’ve moved out what I’d like to know is do I have to keep paying bills if not living there. Before we got together she was in the same house and her rent / council tax we’re getting paid for…
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Help with understanding strange transactions on Form E statements
Hello, I'm new to the Forum and could really do with your help in understanding some transactions on my husband's Form E. On an overseas account he has (that he's claiming is half my liability, but it's not!), there are hundreds of pounds of transactions to what I THINK may be dating websites, but I'm not sure, and a…
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Letter template for cash gift from parents
Hi, I'm new to this but need advice. My parents have given me and my brother a substantial cash gift. I will be putting mine towards a house purchase along with funds from the sale of my own house and also my savings (no mortgage). I am looking for a template/wording for a letter that can be signed by my parents to say…
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Am I being unreasonable? Husband demanding sex!
I don't know where to turn, hence posting here. I've been married for 6 years of my 12 year relationship. But I'm at breaking point. My husband does little to help me around the house or with our kids, we both work full time and life leaves little time to relax. I don't get much time to myself as my husband is out a lot…
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Ex wife / House / Mortgage / Kids
Hi first post here.. I'll try to keep this short. My ex wife and I split up 8 years ago. She still lives in the house with my 2 girls. I see my girls regular each week and have never failed to pay maintenance. My name is still on the mortgage. I would simply like to get it taken off. So briefly.. when we split (her…
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DIVORCE WHILE STILL OWNING A JOINT PROPERTY
Hi Ive been seperated from my wife for over 10 years who now resides in NI and have a 20 year old daughter, I wish to divorce but due to circumstances and with COVID reducing work loads I am unable to sell the property. She is demanding half the house anyway which I doubt she would be due as she left and hasnt paid a penny…
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