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  • i have a joint morgage but my ex wife hasnt lived in the house or paid a penny towards it in over 25 years. It will be paid off next year and im wondering if she is entitled to anything ?

    If the house remains held in joint names with your ex-wife and ownership was not decided on your divorce, the legal position would appear that she is entitled to half the equity and might call for it to be sold in order that she might take her share.

  • My ex partner is not co operating with the csa. he is self employed and will not pay. what legal actions can i take? thank you

    Unfortunately legal action through the courts is not possible and your ex-partner can only be pursued through the CSA

  • Can I contest my fathers will
    My late father was estranged from his wife for 18 months prior to his death. I had access to all of his accounts & one was to be shared between my self & sister & brother. Unfortunately, we cannot find a new will & his old one leaves everything to his new wife & daughters, although it dose state that we are to get a 10th each. His wife has told us that he has left nothing for us. She has been living with another man for the past 12months & is also pregnant by him. This she did not disclose to my father or solicitor. Do we have any grounds to contest?

    There is nothing in what you say to suggest that your father's will can be contested as invalid. As a child of the deceased you would be able to make a claim under The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act for financial provision only if you were financially dependent upon your father at the time of his death

  • I have a contact order but the children want to see me more is it legal to do this?

    A contact order directs a parent to allow contact. It does not in any way restrict the contact a non-residential parent may have.

  • Hi my boyfriend and i have just seperated
    Hi my boyfriend and i have just seperated, we were together 1 and half years and cohabited only a few months before the relationship turned sour. He is now saying he wants everything he has paid for back, including items brought for myself and my daughter as gifts, clothing included. He is also asking for mine and my daughters beds, carpets and a fridge freezer, although he paid for them they are items that he brought for me to replace what i already had which have been thrown out. Do i have to return these items?? He is a solicitor and is telling me i am breaking the law?? So confused

    Such items as were gifts are your property exactly as if you had purchased them. Items purchased with an intention of being for the home and to replace existing effects may not be removed.

    It has to be of concern that a solicitor for his own aims tells you that you are breaking the law when there can be no possible suggestion of that being the case.

  • I have an 8 year old daughter who hates going with her father (most of the time)
    Hi, I have an 8 year old daughter who hates going with her father (most of the time). I am having to entice her and sometimes force her to leave the house crying. At what age will she be deemed to be old enough to make her own decisions on this matter. If you are going to say that it varies by court, judge, etc then can you please give me a few examples. Please ignore the (Dave) in my email address, I cannot risk my ex finding out that I made this posting. Thanks

    This does not vary between courts or judges although each will have a discretion. The question is why an eight-year-old should hate going to see a parent and what the custodial parent is doing to encourage the child in her natural relationship with her father.

  • Father has court order we both have duel residency
    Two years ago I tried to leave my husband and take children he got a Court order and took children back to the home. Since then only daughter (10) left with him. I want my daughter and she wants to live with me. We are still married and my name is also still on the tenancy of his home. The court order stated no contact with my now very ex partner. I will never see ex again. Can I now fight for my daughter? Do I have any rights? He says I don't stand a chance ...

    You must accept that the expressed wishes of a 10 year old count for little. Also that a court will be wary of changing the status quo and residence of children without good cause and most reluctant to separate siblings. You must also understand that this is not a question of your ‘rights’ but what is best for your daughter and that is what you must show.

  • my husband has left me for another woman and now lives in germany. He wants our children to visit him 3 times a year.
    In principal I have no issue with it but 2 things are starting to worry me. Firstly, I am now expected to take them to the airport which I do not see why I should have to and secondly, my husband is multi lingual and though he lives in Germany he has relatives in Holland, I am worried he might be a flight risk with my children. So, my question is do I have to take them to the airport and should he have them at all?

    The reason you should take the children to the airport is so that they may enjoy a holiday with their father and to ensure their safety when taking the flight. It is unlikely that the flight risk in visiting relatives in Holland will be considered to offset the benefits to the children in meeting these relatives.

    I am sorry if this might sound critical but we can only advise that your objections are totally without merit and the reasons will be condemned should they come before a court

  • We have had a solicitors letter fom my mother who wans access to our children. What are her rights?
    Although there has been a family rift we have never refused mother access to the children. But we have stated she can only visit them in our home woith us both present. And that she must put past fueds behind her and treat us both with respect. Where do we stand on this please. Regards Mike

    This is not a question of rights but what is in the children's best interest and it is to this which you must have regard. The family rift is not their concern and courts will inevitably find that it is in children's benefit to have regular contact with all family members and especially their grandparents

  • Claim on estate
    Before we met, my wife had a liaison and a child resulted from this liaison and was adopted by another family. Although no contact either way from then until now (45 yrs). She has no interest in the whereabouts of this child. Does this child have any legal claim on his birth mothers or her husbands estate in any form please.

    The adoption of your wife's child has severed all inheritance claims on your wife as the natural mother and the child is considered as the child of the adoptive parents for inheritance purposes.

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