Lasting Powers of Attorney

How Lasting Powers of Attorney can help

A Lasting Power of Attorney lets you pick someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf. This applies during your lifetime and to a range of situations. For example, they can make decisions about your health or your money. Choosing someone you trust means peace of mind - you know they'll act in your best interests. It can also make matters much easier for your family, emotionally and practically.

Our Lasting Power of Attorney services

We can advise you on every aspect of incapacity law and Lasting Power of Attorneys, including:

setting up and registering lasting and enduring powers of attorney
advise you tell you what type of document is most suited to your needs
walk you through through every step of the paperwork to ensure the document does what you want it to do
drafting advance directives
applying to appoint deputies
acting as a professional deputy
creating Wills and trusts
resolving disputes.

What happens when there is no Lasting Power of Attorney?

If you were to lose your mental capacity before creating a lasting or enduring power of attorney, your family would have to apply to the court of protection to appoint a deputy to manage your affairs. They might also have to ask the court to decide what welfare decisions would be in your best interests. Any court application can be a daunting prospect. Our team has years of experience in applications and protection orders under incapacity law and we can take care of the entire process for you.

Lasting Power of Attorney FAQs

Can you override a Lasting Power of Attorney?

You might have grounds to object to the registration of a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) if:

you can prove the LPA isn’t legally valid
the person who made the LPA (the ‘donor’) didn’t have mental capacity
there was forgery or fraud in creation of the LPA
the attorney is bankrupt
the attorney isn’t acting in the donor’s best interests.

What is incapacity law?

Incapacity law steps in when people can no longer make decisions for themselves. Mental illness, old age or accidents can make every day decisions harder. We might not understand or remember the choices or even be able to communicate a decision. The implications can be severe – for example, on personal finances. If you’re concerned about your own future, or somebody you know is aving trouble making decisions, you should get professional advice.

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