Life inevitably tends to get away from us, with busy family lives, balancing mental, emotional and physical well-being, care-taking responsibilities, logistics of time and energy and generally trying to squeeze it all in and doing the things that need doing being more of a focus for the average individual. List of things to do can often extend over to page 2 as we try to stay on top of our lives. Which is why our end-of-life plans tend to come at the end of the list… after all, this isn’t something that has to be dealt with now, right? Not necessarily and unfortunately for some, this time of life comes to us sooner than later and we are forced to take a long hard look at how we want to manage our end of life.
If you have not lived your life leaving all matters to chance, why let it be the case as you approach your latter years? No other individual truly knows your wishes and desires so when life throws you a curve ball in a way which will diminish your capacity to identify your needs with a lucid mind and, or be able to express the desires and values, this lack of capacity, can disadvantage and undermine you at a time when you need to be safeguarded.
A Lasting Power of Attorney Weybridge is the solution to this problem. Lodge Brothers Legal Attorneys will facilitate the drawing up of this legal document which allows you to appoint one or more persons to make decisions on your behalf if you become mentally or physically incapable of doing so yourself. A Lasting power of attorney Woking, covers two distinct areas relating to your life, which are aspects relating to your health and welfare, and aspects relating to your property and financial affairs.
The lasting power of attorney (LPA) relating to health and welfare covers issues pertaining to your healthcare, medical treatment and your daily routine, such as personal care, your daily activities and generally how you prefer to live your life. Having a lasting power of attorney in place for decisions about medical treatment, residential care, and life-sustaining treatment means that you can continue to be empowered through the voice given to you in your lasting power of attorney document.
Financial matters, including property, bank accounts, investments, and bills can be handled by Lodge Brothers legal attorneys who will have the power to speak on your behalf and in your favour to ensure that decisions related to the handling all financial areas, are managed in accordance with your wishes.
Should an LPA not exist when mental capacity is lost, a complicated and costly process must ensure where an application must be made to the Court of Protection for a Deputy to be appointed. The Court of Protection will be involved will not take into consideration your preferences and desires for your life and will be based on legislation, an impersonal approach to such aspects. Lodge Brothers offer caring and practical legal advice efficiently and professionally to make your life easier during distressing times.
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