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Start again DIY from pre 6th April 2022 ongoing divorce?
Hoping for a bit of advice for an ongoing divorce. Divorce proceedings started back in December 2020 with a current dispute with the solicitors used as they have done almost nothing as far as applicant can tell, in what should be a simple divorce. The new D8 form Section 7.1 asks for any ongoing case numbers. The only…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should my son share insurance payout from his mother's hospital stay with her?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My son has private healthcare, which he pays £200/mth for and can add family members to for free. He added his mother, and a year later she had a badly-infected leg. The private hospital had no room, so she had to go to an NHS hospital, where she stayed for 12 days. My son's…
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Enduring Power of Attorney
My Dad has an Enduring Power of Attorney made up in 2002. In it, he lists his wife and myself (his daughter). Both Mum and Dad are now in a care home and have dementia and are unable to sort out their own affairs. The EPOA lists Mum first (at an old address) and then me, and states "jointly and severally". I have recently…
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What is 'income' for making regular gifts forming part of normal expenditure / inheritance tax?
Thanks in anticipation of your help. What can be included as 'income' for making regular gifts (whilst retaining sufficient income to maintain a normal standard of living after allowing for all other gifts forming part of normal expenditure)? I presume that monthly work and state pension, dividends from shares are…
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Friend threat.
I spoke to my friend on phone, anyway few years back I promised to go (Indian festival) for week,with him, but cancelled because I went hoilday with my mum instead, as we both managed to get same dates off. Anyway we haven’t spoken for ages since he moved city Then he goes not just you but you and everyone that’s harrsed…
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Power of attorney
Hi is it an offence for a family member to claim they have power of attorney for an elder family member when the register says they dont? Thanks in advance! Kitty
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Relationship Break Up - What Should I be Paying?
So my partner broke up with me last month, quite unexpectedly after 6 years. We bought our house together in 2020, we are both on the mortgage and both pay towards it. Initially we split payments for the mortgage and bills 40/60 as I earnt quite a bit less than he did. My share did start slowly creeping up. Last year I…
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Moving Out & Right of Access
Me and the wife are currently going through a divorce (not yet applied). She has agreed to buy me out of the house (we both own it) and I should get my money in a months time with any paperwork i need to sign to take me off the house. Everything is 50/50. We have 2 kids so I know by law she has the right to stay in the…
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EU citizen entry and exit within 6 months visit
Can EU citizens exit and enter during their 6 month stay without problems? or they will be stopped in airport and asked to provide a lot of documents and potentially barred from entry? asking for a over 65 family member who needs to check things in their residence back home but wanted to come back to use the full 6 month…
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Will co- Executor is a dormant company
Hi, my husband is named as an Executor in his dad’s Will. His only co-Executor is a Limited Executor Company that is said to be “dormant” or “closed” on various sites. Is that sufficient for him to be able to continue as Sole Executor? Many thanks, Debbie
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Power of attorney costs help
Hi all My mum has decided to sort out power of attorney for me and my sister. She has no issues mentally but due to others in the family starting to have issues she thought it would make sense. I had a quick look online and it seemed straightforward enough and could be done online via the gov website for £82.50 I've since…
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Parent with Alzheimers, future planning
Hi, hope someone can make some sense of this situation and provide some clarity. My father is in his eighties and lives on his own in what was the family home. He has Alzheimers with Dementia and has a carer once a day and at some stage we will need to consider long term care. At present myself and my 3 siblings stand to…
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LPA abuse
Dads been in a specialist secure Dementia care home for 4 years and family member was supporting him (lets call them TP) Dad died and I am one of the Executors. It transpires that in the last 6months an LPA for finances was registered with the Office of the Public Guardians (OPG) . However we can't understand how this is…
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Property and IHT pointers
Hi all, Hope this is the right place for this....... Married parents, father died Jan 2023 with less than £6,000 so did not apply for probate, as advised by a paralegal. Mother had house built in 1960s. Was in her name only initially on deeds. Had her son - my half brother - added to deeds in 1999 as advised for IHT…
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Another gifting question
I use the £3,000 allowance each year. Now that I have grandchildren I would like to make regular monthly payments to a savings/isa type account in their names so that they have something to splurge on when they are 18 (party, uni, travel, whatever they want). If that amount comes from income rather than savings, does it…
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Cerificate provider for an LPA
Currently completing the LPA for my parents. Need a certificate provider. I've read the rules about family but would this include the ex-wife? Mother of my three kids. What is the legal definition of family in this respect? I'm assuming because we have kids this would rule her out but wanted other input. We split up 9…
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Should my partner help pay for mortgage in my name?
My partner and I have been in a relationship for about 6 months and we are now contemplating living together. She would stop renting and would move into my house for which I got a solo mortgage about a year ago. The objective is for her/us to save the money spent on rent and for us to live a more convenient and intimate…
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Power of Attorney and Care Home fees
I have Power of Attorney for my dad who is currently living in a care home. He has full mental capacity and understands what is happing but just says, "I am happy to leave everything to you". As far as the care home contract states, I am the person responsible for the payment of fees and this is paid by direct debit from…
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Divorce / Documents required to re-marry
Myself and my ex-wife (both English) divorced in Spain, the documents that came with the divorce was 30 pages long, what documents do I require to remarry in the UK.
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Gifting money to Children
Apologies not sure if this is the correct post topic heading for this question Can my wife and i gift our 2 adult children £3000 each in a lump sum and also £3000 each from the previous year so ie £6000 each. Also what are the guidelines is it recognised as in the tax year April 6th to April 5th that you can do this So if…