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A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that authorises someone else to act on your behalf if you are physically or mentally incapable of managing your affairs.
If you don’t make an LPA and later become unable to make certain decisions for yourself, no one will be legally able to make such decisions for you. This can make tasks like paying bills or paying for care more challenging, as well as making decisions regarding your future care.
If this occurs, you may need to petition to the Court of Protection for a deputyship. This grants them powers similar to those of an attorney. You can designate a professional or a relative or friend to be your deputy. Become a deputy takes a lot longer and costs a lot more money than being an LPA. A deputy must also perform things on a regular basis, such as pay an annual fee and file an annual report, therefore being an attorney rather than a deputy is usually easier.
The following are some of the advantages of a Lasting Power of Attorney:
• You can choose your own attorneys – people you know you can trust completely
• You will pay substantially less than if you were required to apply to the Court of Protection, and the costs of a LPA are a one off fixed fee payment, whereas there are on-going annual costs when dealing with the Court of Protection
• Your LPA can be registered immediately while you still have capacity, and then should you lose capacity the LPA will be ready for immediate use, meaning there will be no ‘gap’ in the running of your financial affairs, whereas an application to the Court of Protection could take several months, meaning your family could struggle financially to keep you whilst the Court application is in the process
• You can put limits on what your attorneys can do, so if there is anything you particularly do not want your attorneys to deal with you can clarify this from the outset, rather than leaving it up to the discretion of the Court of Protection, who have no real knowledge of what you personally would want
Contact us now on 0800 368 9770 to start your application. We’re waiting for your call.
Anyone can create an LPA, and we recommend that you do so in addition to making a Will. Although most people imagine using LPA to manage the affairs of an older family suffering from dementia, disorders that impair your ability to make decisions about your health, welfare, or finances can affect anyone at any age. Some conditions that may necessitate the use of an LPA include:
Dementia
Alzheimer’s
Stroke
Accidental brain damage
Impaired by drugs or alcohol
Coma
Concussion
The illness that requires you to set up an LPA could be short-term, such as an injury that requires a hospital stay, or long-term, such as an ongoing mental health issue or a stroke.
If the worst happens, having Power of Attorney in place ensures your chosen attorney won’t have to go to court to manage your affairs while simultaneously dealing with the broader implications of your position.
Contact us to arrange a visit to discuss your wishes and options
Our legal experts completes your application before submission
We submit your application to the Office of the Public Guardian for registration
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