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Wife and husband separated 30 years ago. Wife has died. No known whereabouts of estranged spouse. Never divorced. No children. No Will. Rules of Intestacy - husband gets everything. Deceased would not...
I know from reading this page that I could contact CAB - that will take forever in their long que. Some Solicitors give 1/2hr free, but that will not be long enough. I know a Will was written in 2008,...
If I was to buy my fathers house for £100,000 and rent it back to him what are the implications of: a) him gifting 50% of this money to his grandchildren, and b) care home costs if he needs to move...
Very close relative has left her partner and has temporarily moved in with me & my husband while assuming ex partner will buy her out or sell the mobile home they shared. He's decided not to do either...
Basically, mother in law died many years ago, father in law goes in to retirement care apartment, takes up with the warden employed by the retirement care company. Always had a feeling that she was a...
I'm the respondent in a divorce petition but am not sure whether I should seek representation as I can't afford it. Could someone please advise me as to what the following means in layman's terms:-...
In 2008 I won a tribunal case. My ex tried unsuccessfully to put a notice on my property to stop me from selling, it took 3 years but eventually I won. He wanted me to pay him £30k. The £30k...
My Mother has just died and left her house to me and my brother. If we decide to sell it, will we have to pay any tax? Ie capital gains or inheritance?...
QA. Is it true if someone want to exclude a relative from their Will that they have to write a 3 page document explaining why? QB. If a person has Dementia does a G.P. have to be present when the Will...
Just had a conversation with a friend who is in debt. Debt began 5 years ago and he has never acknowledged this debt. He says that as long he continues to do this, after 6 years the debt will be wiped...
Is there a way to avoid IHT on assets sited in Australia owned by someone domiciled in England?
As far as I can see they will fall within the estate....
I am going to plant a rambling rose in the front garden and train it along the front wall. It has thorns on it and what I want to know is, if someone decides to pick a rose or touch the rosebush and...
Some fields came up for sale on the outskirts of the village where my family live in the Darlington area. The fields have been used to keep horses and other animals in over the years but then were...
My father in law was diagnosed with terminal cancer last Friday and told it's only a matter of days. Am I entitled to take a day off from work to attend the funeral? I'm prepared to take it off...
My partner is out of work and got behind with the mortgage payments on his home hes spoken to the lenders with an offer what he can afford but there not being helpful and said not prepared to accept...
In just under a year i have returned my phone for repair 4 times before they replaced it .Now the replacement(which is a refurbished phone and not a new one) needs to go in for repair (which is...
My daughter is in debt and back living with me. I have been told that if she should die her debts would be passed on to me. Is this true ?
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