Lasting Powers of Attorney – Explained
It is never easy to think about what could happen to us and our families should we ever lose our faculties. Yet it is important to consider how much worse the situation would be if you were to suffer a stroke, serious accident or dementia without dealing with it first. What is Lasting Power of Attorney? A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document which allows someone you trust to...Read More
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How does the law define a person’s capacity to make a decision and how should capacity be assessed?
Our solicitors at My Local Solicitor Ltd are specialists in the provision and execution of Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney. Central to the registration of LPAs is the donor’s capacity. How does the law define a person’s capacity to make a decision and how should capacity be assessed? Presuming someone has capacity The starting assumption must always be that a person has the...Read More
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Could this be YOU? 7 common myths about LPAs;
I am too young to have an LPA… In ideal world everyone over the age of 18 would have an LPA in place. The reason for it is harsh but true: we simply don’t know what’s around the corner. Although having an LPA is not mandatory, it probably should be. Let’s think about it for a minute. If you drive a car, you are legally required to hold a valid car insurance policy....Read More
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Solicitors for the Elderly award 🙂
We are now members of Solicitors for the Elderly. Marta Williamson of My Local Solicitor Ltd. has been awarded the SFE Older Client Care in Practice Award. Well done Marta! SFE is a community of trusted advisers – professionally highly qualified and regulated and who also have additional skills to enable them to work with older and vulnerable clients. Read More
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Why are Lasting Powers of Attorney important?
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document authorising someone you trust to make decision on your behalf if you are no longer able or no longer want to make your own decisions. There are two types of LPAs :- 1) Lasting Power of Attorney for financial affairs; 2) Lasting Power of Attorney for health and welfare. There are a number of reasons why you may need someone to make decisions...Read More
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Lasting Powers of Attorney –risks and solutions
Donor- person making the Lasting Power of Attorney Attorney- person appointed by a Donor to act on his/her behalf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LPAs were introduced a decade ago to replace Enduring Powers of Attorney (‘EPAs’). Although no new EPAs could be granted after 30th September 2007, there are still many thousands which are valid and in...Read More
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