Once again Lasting Powers of Attorney was the topic “du Jour” on the BBC Radio 4 moneybox programme yesterday.  The coverage given to these documents has been extensive over the past few months to raise awareness of their benefits.
 
There are two types of LPAs, one that relates to Property and Affairs and the other that relates to Health & Welfare.  They ensure that YOU decide WHOM you want to act on your behalf in relation to those types of issues when you are unable to make those decisions yourself.

They cannot be used until they have been registered with the Office of the Public Guardian and that will take at least 6 weeks once submitted.

We are seeing more and more cases where it is either too late to make an LPA or there is an urgent need for it and so the delay in getting it drafted and registered creates a lot of stress and worry for all parties involved.

The simple answer is not to delay …..if you require further information please contact Elizabeth Power (e-mail: elizabeth.power@parissmith.co.uk; or telephone 02380 482206)