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Family fund grant
Hi. We have applied for laptop for daughter through famiky fund Wsles..We have been accepted and told to get in touch with the firm they use.( we have ref numbers)The only issue is nobidy will tell us how much grant is for.They have offered us a notepad which is nit suitabke for a child in 6th form.They said to have a look…
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Saving money problem
How not to let the kids down while saving more money on our future? I currently have two kids 13 and 16 y/o. Both of them are into Lacrosse and therefore, I have to pay for their coaching and equipment fees constantly. When it comes to tutoring, i started to teach them on my own using online resources like Khan Academy and…
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Child maintenance help please.
My husband is currently working 37.5 hours a week, he is being ordered by child maintenance to pay £406 a month for his daughter who's 16, we have her every other weekend, he owes arrears , they rang to say theyve contacted his ex partner who won't take lower payment , they take the money directly from his wages, leaving…
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Help please !!!129300;
Hi. Please can anyone advise me on this: Separated 2 years and no contest divorce going through, 2 children age 12 and 15 in marital shared ownership house. I have been paying £220 a week into a bills acc for the marital home every week without fail for the last 2 years and £80 for the kids every week for 2 years without…
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First steps after relationship breakdown
hi guys, I’m going through a separation and dealing with the inevitable complexities arising from it. I intend to seek professional guidance from an appropriate person to support myself through the process. To begin with, I need a realistic understanding of where I stand from a legal perspective, what is involved and an…
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Anyone suggest best way to shave bum fluff ?
My friend has a lot of bum fluff on his face ! He is trying to shave it off. Tried 5-blade, 2-blade razors without luck. They just get blocked with hairs. Anyone please got any ideas ? Thanks
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IKEA nursery furniture, now or wait?
Hi all, We are going to be having our first child in March and want everything to be ready in the nursery well in advance (I've heard these little kid things are quite time demanding). The nursery furniture we like is from IKEA and I wondered if anyone has any experience of whether it would be in the December sales? If not…
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Ex will not sell joint mortgaged property and will not buy me out
Hi all, Looking for some help on advice for my partner. My partner got a joint mortgage with his ex partner for 19 years, they were never married, they split up and he moved out with nothing.. He left everything behind. Fast forward 2 1/2 years and we he is now with me and we rent a house ( he is still paying half a…
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Have to sell my house
I,ve just lost my job and my wife has also decided to take an injuction against me, which means I cant live in my own house. We,ve also got two children, aged 10 and 13 who are living with her, she doesnt work, is heavily in debt and is claiming benefits, even though I've continued to pay the mortgage and all the bills as…
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Childcare Vouchers or Tax Free for Company Director
Hi, I am a director of a small LTD company, i pay myself a basic salary up to the personal allowance and the rest in dividends. My salary and my wife's certainly does not exceed £100k. I am trying to understand which is better for me, childcare vouchers or Tax Free Childcare? Am I classed as self-employed and therefore…
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Legal Guardianship - will it affect CSA payments
I am in a serious relationship, with my partner. She has 2 kids to a previous waste of space. She is currently fighting to get him to pay his Child maintenance. However the boys are both on the Autistic Spectrum, and my partner is chronically ill. We are discussing how I can take on legal guardianship, but what I need to…
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Teenager and trainers
Would you spend 120 quid on a pair of trainers for a 15 year old daughter? Opinions on such a purchase greatly received...
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Child custody when I work full time - advice needed
Hi, I am considering separating from my wife. We have 2 young children whom I would want at least joint custody of. The thing is that I work full time and have a contract which says that I have to be prepared to travel 75% of the time. So obviously I am not in a position to be able to pick the children up after day care…
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What happens if we die
Me and my wife are expecting our first baby, once the baby is born i'm concerned about what would happen to our assets if me and my wife were to both die at the same time unexpectedly. Would our assets safely pass to our child or are there risks involved? Thank you
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Separating advice
My partner and I need to separate. We are not married but have 2 children, 3 and 5 years old. We have a house together with approximately £110000 equity, no debts. She is being difficult about moving on. One minute she says we need to sell and move on and the next minute she says I should move out and just continue paying…
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Have your say on childcare and school/nursery fees
More over in this thread. :A MSE Katie
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Contacting an ex wife/new CSA arrangements/notarising document/Scotland
Hi All, Looking for some advice. As you may or may not know, the CSA is changing, i.e. they will no longer arrange child maintenance between 2 parties unless you want to pay an additional fee of 20% for each transaction. My DH and his ex-wife separated in 2011, obviously everyone who has an acrimonious divorce thinks they…
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Anyone know of any travel grants for child for medical project?
Hi all, Not sure where to post this, but here goes. My daughter will be 16 soon and in the Summer she want's to travel to Tanzania on a trip to help in a medical centre and visit hospitals. This is with a reputable company that organises such things. We have agreed to pay a significant proportion of the cost, but she will…
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Child Maintenance Question
This might be a quick one to answer, but can't seem to find the answer on google! So I currently pay £342 per month to my ex wife, for child maintenance for my 6 year old. I work full time, decent salary, no issues whatsoever. However, my partner and I are looking at starting our own company. She'd be running it and i'd…
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Paying Grandparents for Childcare
This probably isn't in the right section but I was struggling to find an appropriate one. We will shortly be paying a grandparent £1000 a month in return for childcare. Despite trying to do some reading I am struggling to understand the tax / national insurance consequences of this if there are any at all. Is it possible…
