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09/05/2025

What would happen to you if you didn’t make a Lasting Power of Attorney? Assuming that you’re going to live to grand old age and have no health problems or mental capacity problems and are able to make your own decisions and living independently to the day you die then the answer to the question is nothing!
The trouble is however life is not that simple. Although elderly people are more vulnerable to things going wrong with that physical and mental health anything could happen to anyone at any age. If something happens to you, which makes you incapable of handling your life either physically or mentally, then it may be that you won’t have the power to make your own decisions for yourself, or physically look after yourself. In the event of any of these situations happening, Social Services will step in along with the National Health Service and dictate, possibly where you live what medical treatment you receive and your life generally, whether you like it or not . Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice, decisions must be made in your “best interest”  taking into account local authority budgets and your wishes and the wishes of your family, however, this is not always possible . You may end up living somewhere far away from your family and friends , or not being looked after as well as you would like to be.
If you make a Lasting Power of Attorney which could either be for your property and financial affairs or in respect of your health and welfare you have the power to decide who should be making decisions for you on your behalf and taking care of your affairs whether they are health matters or financial matters. Should something happen to you or you’re just too old to look after yourself anymore, by making a Lasting Power of attorney you are taking control of your future, and appointing people to be your attorneys who you trust and know that care about you, and carry out your wishes to the best of their ability. Making a Lasting Power of Attorney now does not mean that you are handing over power to your appointed attorneys now. The Lasting Powers of Attorney can be used as soon as it is registered if you so wish, or when you lose mental capacity.
If you don’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney and become mentally incapable, or physically unable to live independently your friends or family would have to make an application for a Deputyship Order to the Court of Protection, because it will be too late to make a lasting power-of-attorney at that stage . The Deputyship order would enable the Deputy to manage your affairs and make decisions on your behalf . This is a very expensive procedure and can take as long as a year to go through the system during which time you would be at the mercy of Social Services, care homes, and your GP. Your family or friends would have no power over what happens to you, unless one of them is appointed a Deputy by the Court of Protection. Sometimes the court do not approve the application by your family or friends and instead appoint someone you don’t know as your Deputy. The whole process has many stages, in each stage there are fees in hundreds of pounds to pay.
It is therefore much better to make a Lasting Power -of-Attorney now and just relax knowing that everything is going to be taken care of in the event of anything happening to you in the future. The cost of making a Lasting Power of Attorney is far cheaper than applying for a Deputyship Order, and it puts you in control. Think of it as an insurance.
If you would like to know more about Lasting Powers of Attorney or would like to make one, it’s advisable that you use a professional person to do this work for you.
As a lawyer, I have years of experience and would be happy to explain more to you over the telephone free of charge . Here at Willcare Always Law I care about what happens to you, my fees are very competitive. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Please visit my website for more information. Www.willcarealways.com


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01/11/2023

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18/09/2023

People usually don’t think about making a lasting power-of-attorney until they think they need one. The sad thing is if they leave it until that time it’s probably too late! They are usually faced with a lot of stress, and unnecessary administration and expense. 
Case Study:—
 Emma’s mum Jean has had dementia for sometime. Jean was still able to make decisions, although she was very forgetful but as Jean seemed to still cope quite well, there seemed to be no sense of urgency for Jean or for her daughter Emma to make any arrangements for the future. Jean then became quite ill, with an infection and also suffered a stroke. The infection and the stroke accelerated Jean‘s dementia and she lost the ability to make her own decisions and mental capacity. Emma was fraught with anxiety for her mother Jean. Emma was struggling with trying to manage her mothers affairs. Emma could not pay her mothers bills as everything was in her mothers own name. She could not withdraw money from Jeans bank to do her shopping for her mother. Emma explained to the bank about Jean’s situation and that she needed money from Jean ‘s account to pay Jean’s bills and pay for her shopping. The bank told Emma that she was not authorised to access her mothers account without a Power of Attorney. Emma contacted me and said that her mother needed a lasting power-of-attorney and to appoint Emma as her attorney. Unfortunately, because Jean had lost mental capacity, she could not make a lasting power-of-attorney, and it was too late for her to appoint Emma as her attorney. The law requires that you must have mental capacity to make a lasting power-of-attorney. It was far too late for Emma and Jean. I advised Emma that she would have to make an application to the Court of Protection to become a deputy. This is a very expensive and a long-winded process which can take up to a year to resolve. This situation could have been avoided if Jean or Emma had contacted me when Jean had mental capacity. Don’t put off until tomorrow what can be done today. If you have any concerns about your own health now or in the future, or the health of a loved one, please contact me for a chat. 

31/08/2023

I always think it’s important to make a Will if you are remarrying or entering into another relationship especially if you have children from your previous relationship. It’s comforting to know that although your life is moving on your children’s inheritance is safe and will not be lost. Making a Will gives you control over who gets what in the event of your death. There are ways to protect your children’s inheritance and still provide for other loved ones without anyone loosing out. At Willcare Always you can get the advise you need so contact us today.

28/02/2023

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Don’t leave it too late to make a Lasting Power of Attorney. Life has a strange habit of twists and turns, everything could be wonderful one minute and tragedy could strike the next.
What happens if you haven’t got a Lasting Power of Attorney and you can’t manage you affairs? Maybe you’ve had an accident and are physically incapable, or perhaps, you are mentally incapable. Dementia is a modern scourge. In certain circumstances, Social Services or the NHS will step in and make decisions for you.
If you have not appointed an attorney and you can’t take care of your self or your affairs; decisions like where you are going to live, your medical treatment, decisions about your property, money.Etc. will all be made for you by people you don’t know from Goverment authorities.
If you make a lasting power-of-attorney, you can appoint who you trust and know and love to look after your property and finances and your health and welfare decisions while you are still capable for when you are not capable.
There is a whole legal framework of legislation behind lasting powers of attorney. Although they are a form to complete, there are a lot of pitfalls if you don’t employ a legal professional to do the job properly for you.
At Willcare Always, Maria Armstrong-Langley is a qualified lawyer, a member of the Law Society and the Institute of Professional Will Writers. Trading Standards approved. Home visits provided at no extra charge and relevant legal advise given.  check out our

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