There are two different types of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA):
A Health and Welfare LPA enables you to choose one or more people to make decisions for you relating to your health and personal welfare.
A Property and Financial Affairs LPA enables you to appoint one or more people to manage your property and financial affairs at a time when you are no longer physically able to or lack the mental capacity to do so. This could include paying your bills or selling your property.
The Office of the Public Guardian can supply certified copies of the original lasting power of attorney document and will …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyAnyone who is over 18 can be an attorney. In the case of an attorney appointed to a Property and …
Read more Lasting Powers of AttorneyYes you must pay a registration fee for each power of attorney you apply for.
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 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 AttorneyEnduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs), like a Property and Financial Affairs LPA, enables someone to make decisions for you in …
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 AttorneyYes but only if they have the capacity to do so.
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