Plan For The Unexpected
By creating a Lasting Power of Attorney in advance, you can rest assured that both your financial affairs and personal welfare are in safe hands, if the worst were to happen.
By creating a Lasting Power of Attorney in advance, you can rest assured that both your financial affairs and personal welfare are in safe hands, if the worst were to happen.
Lasting Powers of Attorney allow you to decide how your financial and personal affairs will be controlled and by whom. Without one, there is no guarantee that your wishes will be followed should you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself.
Without a valid Lasting Power of Attorney, the state will appoint someone you don’t know to make decisions on your behalf, leaving your family helpless and frustrated. they may not even consult your family. could end up fighting over what’s best for you.
Your family could end up fighting over what’s best for you. By making a Lasting Power of Attorney in advance, you save your family the considerable costs and stress of having to make an application to become your Deputy.
Even when we are young, we can find ourselves incapacitated owing to illness or injury and it can be invaluable having a reliable person, who is able to manage your personal affairs and remove the anxiety of having unpaid bills, at a time when you most need peace of mind. Similarly, as we get older, the need for an attorney increases as we are more prone to illness and injuries. There are two types of Lasting Powers of Attorney:
Property & Financial Affairs LPA
These are designed for you to appoint attorneys to make a range of decisions including the buying and selling of your house and other assets, dealing with your tax affairs, operating bank and building society accounts and claiming benefits on your behalf. These can be used at your direction while mentally capable and also by the attorneys if you lack capacity to make these decisions.
Health & Welfare LPA
Attorneys appointed under this document can make decisions relating to your living accommodation and care, consenting to or refusing medical treatment on your behalf, and on day-to-day matters such as diet and dress. This can only be used, however, if you have lost the capacity to make decisions for yourself.
It is important that you seek advice in this specialist area and a member of our friendly team will be able to answer your questions, provide insight and assist you in creating these important legal documents.
There is the risk that it could cost more money in the long run if these documents aren’t created properly. Strathmore are specialists in Lasting Powers of Attorney and will guide you through the entire process from initial advice to acting as certificate provider and completing the registration process.
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