Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs), like a Property and Financial Affairs LPA, enables someone to make decisions for you in relation to your property and financial affairs.
EPA has now been replaced by an LPA for Property and Financial Affairs and it is no longer possible to make a new EPA. If you have an EPA in place it can, however, still be used provided it was signed before October 2007. An EPA only needs to be registered at the Court of Protection if the donor has lost mental capacity.
Yes but only if they have the capacity to do so.
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyA replacement attorney if the donor has specified one in the lasting power of attorney.
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 AttorneyA power of attorney is the only legal way for a person to appoint someone to act on their behalf …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyThe attorney’s powers will depend upon the type of Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) that has been set up and …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyDo I Need To Let The Office Of The Public Guardian Know I’m Acting As A Replacement Attorney? Yes. The …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyIf the donor does not have capacity to make another lasting power of attorney, the attorney or another relevant person …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyYour family or friends might need to apply to the Court of Protection to appoint a Deputy to make your …
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