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seperation issue
I am separating from my ex. I have asked for shared custody one week our daughter is with me the other with her which she did agree too.. I work a flexible hours mon-fri, she has a complicated shift rota system. Our daughter wants the week on week off but the ex is trying to stipulate how I work my week ie be there in the…
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peed off
Good evening, help advice needed re bills etc. my partner and I had an amicable arrangement whilst we were together re bills etc ALL ARE IN MY NAME barring the mortgage which is joint. we have separated but still live in the same house for the sake of our daughter, recently her job has had issues whereby she has had her…
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Dummies guide for daughter living alone
Hi I wonder if anyone has ever put together a "folder" to leave for a child who's going to be living in the house without dad for the first time? Kind of....what to do if there's no hot water, if the lights go out, where the stop-!!!! is, what day the bins go out etc. A-Z of living in a house, really. Looking to put this…
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School charging interest on purchases?
Is it likely that a school would have a consumer credit licence? Or do they even need one? The reason I ask is that my Son regularly comes home with a letter about something he may need or want. A regular one is about the next school trip, where, for example it cost £300, pay in full now, or pay £33 X 10. The latest one is…
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Divorce Fees - Who pays them
Hi, I am in the process of getting divorced and originally we agreed to do this amicably and keep the costs down. However she has since proceeded on with a solicitor and the whole situation has changed. My question is, who pays the divorce & solicitors fees? Originally we were going to go 50/50 but now her solicitor is…
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Child Maintenance Service - Paying too much
Morning, I wonder if anyone has had any issues with the CMS when paying too much and if there has been any success in reviewing the amount they have had to pay and what they have had to do? I have just received my annual review letter, which has seen a significant increase in what I am supposed to pay each month, so I…
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Off work with leukaemia What's best to do? Please help
Hi I'm Tom first time post browser on site for a few years. I'll try to be brief a month ago I was diagnosed and admitted for intense chemo for ALL LEUKEMIA. Iv got a note for 6 month out of work and and I am in Hospital being treated. My work are being good about it a said I'll be ok for a few months and the review my…
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Financial planning before having a baby
Hello friends, I and my wife is planning to have a baby. Please tell me what financial problems do generally people face as the family increases, and what strategies are applied to do extra savings.
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Big Saving
While searching for days out I came across this for days out at Chessington World of Adventures. If you have a toddler under 6 this beats any other offer by miles. You have to book at least 2 days in advance. chessington.com/plan/chessington-adult-and-preschool-ticket.aspx
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Benefits
Hi All, My wife and I will shortly be first time parents. I've been trawling the internet to find out what benefits we'll be entitled to and whilst I think I've worked it out (just child benefit), thought I would ask here too in case I'd missed anything obvious. Our joint income is £57k (me 42, her 15) . Is there anything…
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Why do developmental milestones matter?
I think a lot of the expectations of "child must do X Y Z by a certain age" comes from health visitors, and their advice is always to push the child to do those things But as long as they aren't disabled and eventually do those things why does it matter whether he/she does it by X months of age? School is so slow paced…
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CMS - Retroactive adjustment?
Hello there, I have a dilemna. When my ex raised the CMS case in November, she said it was to help her get a mortgage and then she would drop it. She never had a mortgage as the house sale fell through and it is obvious that she has no intention to ever drop the case. Back in November, I was in Biz trip and to help…
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Sharing Parential leave
Hi all Wife expecting 1st child at xmas.. as normal she will get 9 months off with her package but she has to return to work for 2 month after or have to pay back the money they paid while she was on maternity leave. We no friend or family so will be quite hard but would this work... i take the last 2 month off (so wife go…
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Need advice for gutter protection
I recently bought a house and it has no gutter protections. Since i have a lot of trees and a steep roof and a four story house , the gutters are filling up with crud.Thus we are looking for a gutter protection solution but i don’t know what is best.I am looking for gutter protection that’s is good in all seasons. I got a…
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Buying another house with ex - her rights as the mother of my child?
Hi, this is going to seem a really bizarre question to some other separated dads, but I want to help my ex move from the area we used to live in together, to somewhere else. Our daughter is still only 8 and I'm happy my ex gets to stay in the house until she's 18. I'm not suffering financially as a result of the split and…
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Quality of personal finance education at schools
Hi all - is it just me or are other parents of 11+ year olds finding the quality (or lack of) personal finance education in some schools worrying? To be honest we have started to educate our kids about the rights and wrongs and wondered whether other parents did this and any tips?
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When does the interest on my fixed rate bond contribute to my PSA
I took out a Fixed rate bond with the PRU a few years ago, now I want to use some of this investment to help my daughter buy a house. I've been informed that if I withdraw a large amount from this bond the interest I made will contribute to my PSA for that year I make any withdrawals. I have not made any withdrawals since…
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School Holidays Help
Hi All, So me and my wife told a little porkie at school in order to get a few extra days holiday on the back of the easter period. Our reason, we had a wedding to attend and my wife is on maternity and we figured that with my daughter being in Reception, missing a few extra days would be ok. However, it backfired on us…
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Inheriting money and child maintenance
An ex-girlfriend and I have a child. We’re not married, she is not a UK resident. I pay monthly maintenance instalments. Recently I inherited a substantial amount of money. Although I plan to use this to finance my child’s future university fees etc., I am wondering if legally I am obliged to pay any more in maintenance…
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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…
