financial help after death of parent

shop-to-drop

A lot of pensions provide any dependent children an annual income until they become independent adults. Surely this would be worth claiming for your children.

Mojisola

lmcgbmb wrote: »

I dont want his pension all i was asking for was help with my children which if we were separated rather than divorced I would have been entitled to for my children only and when they reached 18 it would stop.

Why they should suffer financially because I was brave enough to run away was all I was asking.

If he had any money - life insurance, pension, etc - his children could be entitled to a share of it. It wouldn't be for you - it would be theirs.

The Widowed Parents Allowance used to be called the Widowed Mothers Allowance and it was paid only to widows. It was then extended to widowers as well in 2001.

I agree with you that it is unfair that children whose parents are divorced don't benefit from the extra money. If the children continue to be brought up by a single parent, there could be an extra payment towards their upbringing.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

He remarried - everything goes to his new wife - not you or your children.

His new wife is the widow. You are the ex-wife.

As the ex-wife you are entitled to nothing in the way of benefits due to his death. Any Widows allowance would be due to his Widow.

You will have to raise and look after your children with whatever benefits and allowances you may be entitled to as a single person with 2 children.

dippy3103

There are other ways to increase your income though. How old did you say your kids are? Do you pay childcare costs whilst you work?

Marshmallow82

Forgetting the ex, if you are on a low income you may be eligible for benefits in your own right.

Put your details into one of the calculators and see

Mojisola

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

He remarried - everything goes to his new wife - not you or your children.

The children don't lose the right to financial support from a parent because he or she remarries.

If children are still being financially supported at the time of death, the children have a right to a share of their parent's estate.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

Mojisola wrote: »

If children are still being financially supported at the time of death, the children have a right to a share of their parent's estate.

Perhaps you can provide a link to this.

Mojisola

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/63

clearingout

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

He remarried - everything goes to his new wife - not you or your children.

wow. We separate and divorce an adult with whom we entered a relationship of our own free will. Our children remain our children for the rest of our lives, even when they are grown and have children of their own. Divorce does not absolve any parent of their responsibilities (legal, moral) towards their children. There is legislation to ensure that financial responsibilities are taken seriously towards children.

It saddens me, but sadly doesn't surprise me, that there are yet more and more people out there who believe a parent has no responsibility towards their child because a divorce has taken place. No wonder there are so many parents out there struggling and so many children living in poverty.

GwylimT

clearingout wrote: »

wow. We separate and divorce an adult with whom we entered a relationship of our own free will. Our children remain our children for the rest of our lives, even when they are grown and have children of their own. Divorce does not absolve any parent of their responsibilities (legal, moral) towards their children. There is legislation to ensure that financial responsibilities are taken seriously towards children.

It saddens me, but sadly doesn't surprise me, that there are yet more and more people out there who believe a parent has no responsibility towards their child because a divorce has taken place. No wonder there are so many parents out there struggling and so many children living in poverty.

The state not paying a benefit after divorce has absolutely no impact on whether or not a parent has taken responsibility.

Both could have taken financial responsibility, dad could have got a job, as already stated dad had no assets for his children to inherit, mum could have taken a life insurance policy out of him.