Power of Attorney
The appointment of a power of attorney allows someone else to make decisions on your behalf. To appoint a Power of Attorney you need to be able to understand the implications and consequences of what you are doing. If you do not have the capacity to understand this, the appointment will not be legally valid.
Power of Guardianship
When making decisions on your behalf, your guardian must take into account any wishes you have expressed, act in your best interests and
wherever possible, make the same decision that you would have made.
You cannot appoint a person who is providing you with professional care, treatment or accommodation.
In deciding your guardian’s powers it is up to you to specify what sorts of decisions you want your guardian to make. These will generally be decisions around practical issues that affect your daily life, such as where you live or what sorts of activities you do.
How do I decide who will be my Power of Attorney or Guardianship? You need to make this decision for yourself. You should try to appoint
someone who you have grounds for believing is trustworthy and who both knows you well enough, and is objective enough, to make the decisions that are best for you.
With Powers of Attorney you can appoint joint decision makers and stipulate, if you wish, that both of them have to agree for their decisions to be valid.
Telephone or email us today to discuss or make an appointment to come and see one of our Solicitors.
wherever possible, make the same decision that you would have made.
You cannot appoint a person who is providing you with professional care, treatment or accommodation.
In deciding your guardian’s powers it is up to you to specify what sorts of decisions you want your guardian to make. These will generally be decisions around practical issues that affect your daily life, such as where you live or what sorts of activities you do.
How do I decide who will be my Power of Attorney or Guardianship? You need to make this decision for yourself. You should try to appoint
someone who you have grounds for believing is trustworthy and who both knows you well enough, and is objective enough, to make the decisions that are best for you.
With Powers of Attorney you can appoint joint decision makers and stipulate, if you wish, that both of them have to agree for their decisions to be valid.
Telephone or email us today to discuss or make an appointment to come and see one of our Solicitors.
