Stewart Stretton-Hill
Senior Associate Solicitor
Powers of Attorney
If you’re worried about losing the ability to manage your own affairs in the future, you may want to consider making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). This means you appoint someone else to make decisions on your behalf if you lose mental capacity.
What decisions does an LPA make?
Entering into a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) means appointing a relative or trusted friend to take control of any important decisions.
They’ll step in if you become unable to manage your own affairs – due to illness, old age, or injury.
The attorney must always act in the best interests of you, the ‘donor’. You can have one specifically to make health-related decisions, and another to make financial ones. You can leave instructions with them ahead of time.
An LPA’s role is to give you peace of mind, knowing they can make educated, considered calls about things like:
- Managing your finances
- Managing your finances
- The type of medical care and treatment you get
- What happens if you have to move into a care home
- What happens to your business, if you’re a business owner.
Our empathetic solicitors have helped thousands of people make and register LPAs. We often act as attorneys for our clients too. And we can help you understand your role and responsibilities if you’ve been asked to be an LPA.
If you have medical concerns, you might consider a living will. This is a document where you can refuse certain medical treatments or life-sustaining treatment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Your family or friends may need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order, which can be costly and time-consuming.
If they don’t, the Court of Protection will appoint a deputy, with the same powers and responsibilities as an attorney. It usually prefers to appoint a friend or relative (as long as it’s in your best interests) rather than a stranger. Where there are disagreements in the family, the court will sometimes appoint an independent panel deputy (like often a solicitor). This may add legal costs for the family or estate to cover.
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