Questions
Money questions, answered directly.
Each page answers one question in the first paragraph, then explains the detail, with links to the GOV.UK or MoneyHelper pages the figures come from.
Divorce & separation
- What is financial disclosure (Form E) in a divorce?Financial disclosure means both of you setting out everything you own, owe and earn before the money is divided. What goes in Form E, when it is due, and what happens if someone hides assets.
- What is a home rights notice?A home rights notice protects your right to live in a home owned only by your spouse or civil partner. What it does, how to register it free with HM Land Registry, and when it ends.
After a bereavement
- What happens to my husband's pension when he dies?Pension pots, final salary schemes, annuities and the State Pension after a husband, wife or civil partner dies: what passes to you, how it is taxed, and Bereavement Support Payment rates.
- What do I do with my late husband's or wife's money?What passes to you automatically, what forms the estate, when probate is needed, the intestacy rules, Inheritance Tax allowances and inherited ISAs after a husband, wife or civil partner dies.