It’s never too early to plan for the future. With a Lasting Power of Attorney you can help to make life easier for your loved ones by making sure they can legally help you when you are in need.
Nobody has a right to have access to your finances, make decisions on your behalf about your property or health, unless you have specifically created a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and appointed people you trust (Attorneys) to help make decisions with you (if you still have mental capacity) or on your behalf should you lose mental capacity temporarily or permanently in the future.
It is important to make an LPA in advance because if you no longer have capacity, it will be too late and only the court will be able to decide who can make decisions for you.
There are two types of LPAs; one to cover Property and Finances and one to cover Health and Personal Welfare.
A Property and Finance LPA allows your Attorneys to access your bank accounts and investments, pensions and tax accounts, selling property and paying bills. This can be used as your authority if you need assistance or in the event that you no longer have capacity.
A Health and Welfare LPA allows your Attorneys to make decisions about your health and welfare only when you lack the capacity and cannot make these decisions yourself, such as medical treatments, care plans, where you would live and how you would be looked after. It also has a specific section about Life Sustaining Treatment so that you may direct whether your Attorneys are allowed to give or refuse life sustaining treatment on your behalf.
LPAs are used during your lifetime and will end on death unless you have specifically cancelled them.
Our job is to make sure that you understand all the options available to you on how your Attorneys are appointed, when they can act and giving them guidance and instructions on how you would like to be looked after.
An LPA has to be created in a specific format and in a particular order and we will guide you every step of the way.
The documents will need to be signed by you, your Certificate Provider and your Attorneys in a specific order and then they must be formally validated and registered with the Office of the Public Guardian so that they could be used.
You may cancel your LPA and create a new one during your lifetime as long as you have capacity to do so. Otherwise it will be valid until death.
Our team of experienced family solicitors are ready to help you.
We understand that you’re going through a tough time, and we’re here to support you through it.
Our lawyers are available to talk to you whenever you need it.
It can be stressful waiting for information.
We don’t keep you waiting. As soon as we have progress, we let you know straight away.
Legal matters can be complex.
We’ll explain everything to you and guide you through the process so that you know what’s happening.
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Single LPA (Health or Finance) £594 plus OPG fee of £92 (including VAT)
2 LPAs (Health and/or Finance) £1,074 + OPG fee of £184 (including VAT)
4 LPAs (Health & Finance for a couple) £1980 (including VAT)
Business Lasting Power of Attorney £1,074 + OPG fee of £92 (including VAT)
EPA registration £600 + OPG fee of £92 (including VAT)
Certification of LPA £60 per LPA (including VAT)
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