Powers of Attorney &
Deputyship
The phrase "You never know what is just around the
corner" applies to each and every one of us, young and
old alike. Illness, a serious accident or merely a
gradual deterioration of our faculties may mean that we
can no longer manage our personal affairs. A Lasting
Power of Attorney ("LPA") is a document that allows you
("the Donor") to appoint someone or more than one person
to act on your behalf should you require it immediately
or sometime in the future.
There are two different types of LPA. One enables the
attorney to look after the Donor’s property and
financial affairs. The other enables the attorney to
make the decisions on behalf of the Donor in respect of
the Donor’s health and welfare. Each document must be
registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before
it can be used. The registration process can take a
couple of months.
Should you not have a Property and Affairs LPA and are
not capable of managing your financial affairs then
somebody would have to make an application to the Court
of Protection to be appointed your Deputy to act on your
behalf. Applications for the appointment of Deputies are
often made in a hurry because funds may be required to
pay care home fees, to sell property or transfer money.
This is a time consuming and expensive business and
there is no guarantee that the Deputy appointed is one
you would have chosen yourself.
The team at Nantes is highly experienced in all aspects
of Powers of Attorney and Deputyship, and will handle
the whole procedure sensitively and without using too
much legal jargon. We can assist in both the initial
application for the appointment of Deputies and advising
Deputies once they have been appointed.
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