Your family or friends might need to apply to the Court of Protection to appoint a Deputy to make your decisions for you. That takes the choice and control out of your hands and can cause a lot of delay and stress for your loved ones. It is also a very costly application.
No a property and financial affairs attorney can only make decisions about your finances and property.
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyAn individual can lack metal capacity if they have an injury, disorder or condition that affects the way their mind …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyAttorneys can make gifts of your money and property but their power is limited. The Court can authorise attorneys to …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyNo, the Office of the Public Guardian will not need evidence. But as happens with all lasting power of attorney …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyYour attorneys do not have to be paid however you can decide an amount to pay them. If you have …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyNo. The purpose of the form is to allow people to make decisions for you in the future, if you …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyIf you still have mental capacity to do so you can cancel your Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). This needs …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyNo. However if the donor still has the capacity to cancel the existing lasting power of attorney, they can do …
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