Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)
Lasting Powers of Attorney offer security and peace of mind for yourself and your family.
We all hope to go on running our lives for as long as we can, but should also plan ahead for a time when we may need help and to trust someone else to make decisions for us.
A Lasting Power of Attorney enables you to appoint one or more people to act on your behalf, including in circumstances where you no longer have capacity to make decisions yourself.
It is an extremely important document that requires careful preparation and sound legal advice, but can avoid the expense and potential difficulties of Deputyship and the Court of Protection.
Our Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) services include:
- advising on all aspects of Lasting Powers of Attorney, including the capacity required to make them, and the various options available
- dealing with the registration process (without which a Lasting Power of Attorney cannot be used)
- providing guidance to attorneys where they are involved in creating or acting under a Lasting Power of Attorney
- managing objections and disputes over the appointment or conduct of attorneys
- assisting attorneys with applications to the Court of Protection for statutory Wills, gifts, and the appointment of trustees.
We have one of the largest specialist Court of Protection teams in the country, offering an efficient, personal and tailored service that few firms undertaking this work are able to provide.
Eddie Fardell and Martin Terrell are both highly regarded experts in this field, with 40 years of experience between them. Martin Terrell and other members of our team write for a number of legal publications including Tottel's Older Client Law Service.
For further information please contact one of the team.