Q. My father died recently leaving behind him a substantial estate, much of which was property and assets that he amassed whilst married to my mother (who pre-deceased him). I was always lead to believe that my father’s estate would be shared between me and my two siblings (and I have seen previous versions of… Read more »
Q. I am one of eight partners in a professional partnership. We took the decision to convert to limited liability status a few years ago. However, I understand from one of my partners that HMRC is tightening the partnership taxation rules and, as a consequence, we are unlikely to continue to be regarded as being self-employed. … Read more »
Q. You have provided some interesting information recently regarding the forthcoming reduction to the maximum amount one can save into a pension. I am several years away from retirement and, whilst my retirement savings are not yet at a level where they will exceed the threshold, I suspect that the total value of my retirement savings… Read more »
Q. I read with interest the answer you provided to a recent question regarding the methods of dealing with pension benefits upon divorce. I am a substantial way through the divorce process myself (my wife having left me and having instigated divorce proceedings) and, thankfully, it has remained relatively amicable to date. However, my wife has… Read more »
Q. I am in the process of getting divorced. My ex-wife has sought legal advice but I am self-representing. I am happy to divide the matrimonial assets in my wife’s favour, provided that we are responsible for making our own retirement provision (as we have approximately 20 years until retirement and therefore have sufficient time to… Read more »
