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Thank you pappnase….nice perspective.

We spoke to a doctor yesterday and were told that a gesetzlicher Betreuer has been engaged due to my mother‘s worsening condition. Now dialysis is necessary. It was difficult to understand the doctor over the phone though I think she said that a decision between life and death needs to be made. We h...

You seem to have all the bases covered and you're doing a great job. Make sure you know what being her guardian entails before signing anything. Any idea why it is taking so long for her to get an MRI? Thank you Fraufruit. I won’t sign anything until I understand more about it. I think the delay ha...

Many thanks for your replies. I have started to stop panicking thankfully. I phoned a lawyer yesterday to clear up the situation of me entering her house to make sure all is fine. In principle, I don’t have a right to enter her house unless I have a power of attorney (vollmacht) to do so. The only p...

Apologies, no idea why my posts keep duplicating. Can’t seem to delete? If you want to edit an existing posting, use the "pencil" symbol on the top right of that posting. If you want to quote an existing posting, use the "quotation mark" symbol on the top right of that posting. ...

Apologies, no idea why my posts keep duplicating. Can’t seem to delete?

I’m having a bit of a panic. Overthinking probably though I’ve absolutely no experience of anything like this. I had always had a house key for my mother’s house. Not very long ago, she told me that she had to replace her very old front door and wanted me to have a new key. We never got round to tha...

Many thanks again. My mother isn’t improving. The coma inducing drugs have been stopped though she’s not waking other than occasionally opening her eyes. The doctors now think she may have had a stroke though can’t confirm until an MRI in 1-2 weeks. They also think that she will never have the menta...

Many thanks for all your advice and kindness. I was allowed to see my mother briefly this morning, though the nurses couldn’t tell me anything. I’ve no words to describe how shocking it was to see her in her condition. I was able to take her possessions including her house key. At her house, I just ...

My mother and I have been somewhat estranged for some years…long story. We did recently chat and she seemed fine. I’ve just had a call from a man whom I don’t know personally, who found her incapacitated in her house. She had given him a key 2 weeks earlier….just in case of anything. He is my mum’s ...

My mother is in a hospital nearby. The doctor I spoke to said I couldn’t visit her as she’s in an induced coma.
I’m now not sure if the hospital will release any personal items to me, including house keys. I don’t have an easy way prove our mother/daughter relationship.

My mother is in a hospital nearby. The doctor I spoke to said I couldn’t visit her as she’s in an induced coma.

My mother and I have been somewhat estranged for some years…long story. We did recently chat and she seemed fine. I’ve just had a call from a man whom I don’t know personally, who found her incapacitated in her house. She had given him a key 2 weeks earlier….just in case of anything. I used to have ...

@PandaMunich. Thank you so much for your super helpful reply. It’s very much appreciated.

Please can anyone give me a rough idea on asset splits in the event of divorce on Germany, Prior to marriage, one owns a property in the UK. The other owns no property, DE or elsewhere Since marriage, property is jointly purchased in DE, 50/50% Grundbuch. No pre-nup / Gütertrennung How would pre mar...

Thank you for suggestions. For anyone in a similar situation, it’s definitely worth checking policies before UK pension rules may change. I’ve only 2 small private pensions. So far, after numerous calls to each UK pension company, I’ve gleaned the following information…..varies slightly in each call...

Sorry not answering your questions... But just curious: why are you not in favor of converting your UK pension pot into a UK annuity? Not saying this is better, just wondering. Cheers, I’m just looking at options. I’ve only small private pensions so annuities wouldn’t be much. I also feel inclined ...

I’m just trying to find out if there is another way to transfer my private pension from the UK to Germany. As I’m over 55, I can withdraw the funds. As @GaryC kindly advised on another thread regarding pension lump sum payments, 25% would be UK tax free, 75% fully UK taxed. The 75% would then be sub...

The new British government has certainly caused much dismay with their WFP withdrawal from so many. Surely a first step would have been to withdraw the payment from higher rate tax payers? My dad’s wealthy friends used to laugh about it and spend it on a night out! As I’m 9 years away from UK pensio...