Lasting Power of Attorney

The physical or mental incapacity of an individual can prevent them acting on their own behalf in respect of their financial affairs and their personal welfare - in addition to the unfortunate consequences for the individual in question, such circumstances can also be distressing and inconvenient for that person's family.

The sudden inability to handle one's own affairs makes it impossible, in the short term, to access one's bank account, pay bills and make other financial and day-to-day decisions.

The law, for all the right reasons, does not permit others, whoever they may be, to intervene unilaterally in your own affairs. However, that does not prevent those closest to you and perhaps dependent on you, from encountering difficulties if you become unable to act for yourself.

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