Most people appreciate the need to put a Will in place to deal with their affairs on death. However, the importance of appointing attorneys to deal with matters whilst their alive and in their lifetime weather capacity has been lost or help is needed, can sometimes be underestimated, or ignored. It is often assumed that, by …
Who needs to use the Court of Protection? The short answer to this is someone who has not already arranged a Power of Attorney. In our experience this falls into two camps; the apathetic and people are who are in denial about their own potential frailty. It is this latter group where financial advisers & …
One of the most common questions we are asked by clients is ‘what options are available to me once a loved one has lost their mental capacity without a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place’ We want to highlight both why it is important for someone to put an LPA in place and to …
