Aarti Gangaramani
Senior SolicitorMaking sure your wishes are carried out and you are protected when you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself is important whatever your age. We will guide you through considerations about how your financial affairs and medical needs can be met if you lose capacity in the future.
make an enquiryMany people do not realise that no one person automatically has the legal authority to step in and manage your affairs for you if you should lose capacity to manage them during your lifetime.Â
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you to specify in advance of any loss of capacity who you wish to make decisions for you (your attorney or attorneys) if an accident or illness means that you lose the capacity to make those important decisions yourself. An LPA lets you choose attorneys that you trust to make those decisions for you.
There are two types of Lasting Powers of Attorney available:
The main advantage of having two separate types of LPA is that you can choose the attorneys dependent upon the type of decisions that need to be made. The person or people you wish to manage your financial affairs may not be the same person or people you would like to take decisions in relation to your health and welfare.
Attorneys are under a legal duty to act in your best interests and must involve you in any decision-making process where this is possible. If you wish, you can include restrictions or give guidance to your attorney or attorneys in your LPAs so as to limit their decision making to certain assets or situations.
You do not need to put in place both a health and welfare LPA and a property and financial affairs LPA and can simply choose the document which you feel is relevant to your circumstances. However, generally it is better to have both types in place and consideration should be given to the benefits of both documents.
If you do not have an LPA in place and you lose the capacity to make decisions for yourself, an application has to be made to the Court of Protection for the court to appoint someone to make those decisions on your behalf.
We offer a range of regular and specialist Wills that will address your concerns, whatever they may be.
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You will receive the help of an experienced and qualified legal expert, able to offer advice on LPAs.
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Someone who you can meet in person and who will spend the time to understand your requirements in the detail they deserve.
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Our team of experts are friendly and sensitive to the issues raised by powers of attorney and can guide you through the steps you need to take.
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