Power of Attorney

I'd lay out the £90 anyway, as without it, if you are unable to answer for yourself, medics will conduct what is called a best interests meeting, and  the conclusion they reach may not be the same as your daughter.

Good point however some may want joint or alternate attorneys as a belt and braces approach. 

Hi Herothedog, If you fill in a ReSPECT form, as cancer is a disability should you be unable to speak for yourself your next of kin must be informed regarding treatments. Your GP should have the form.

Eddie

I’d go along with that view Denby.  It’s better to remove any doubt about who makes decisions and is money well spent. I used Which , consumers association to vet the forms, much cheaper than a solicitor and they had a discounted rate for a period of time. The process took several months and the forms took 3 months before they were looked at.  Not something to ponder over just get it done.

Useful tip, will check if Which are still offering this. A young relative DIYing one made a small slip on the form and had to pay a new £90. ouch! you certainly can have reserve POAs as sister in law who died last year had us as joint POAs for both finance and health/well being, with one of our daughters as reserve lest we should predecease the 'donor'.

My in laws completed POAs last year via a solicitor-the actual registration of the documents was just confirmed a week or so ago, so the process took around 6 months. So definitely this is something to consider too.

Sarah xx

Very true, the ones I mentioned took from August to Dec 2021, so it sounds as if it is getting worse. Watch out for dense social workers trying to make out that the POA is not valid, due to looking at the issue date on the front [Dec] not the signature date pages in, [Aug] as the person's capacity had faded between the two! 

We were told it was taking around 5 months for registration but it was definitely longer-I actually had no idea it would be so long. You need to keep your wits about you with these!

Sarah xx

Hi, yes, I have been through the process of getting LPA's. I have one for property and finance and one for health and welfare. They are held by the Office of the public guardian and support your wishes, ensuring joint accounts, etc can be accessed in the event you are unable to "function".

I didn't find it worrying, in fact, as with my will, it is a practical thing to do, which provided me with comfort that there wouldn't be any issues as a result of me being unable to do something.

I worked through mine with a financial advisor as the form is a typical Government form and can be a little confusing.

Keep on keeping on.