We’ve joined forces with year six children at Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale to help raise awareness of dementia! As part of Dementia Action Week,, we’re challenging the children at the school to draw their favourite memory. Whether it’s…
Having a will in place is essential. Even by having in place a simple Will it enables you to do such things as choose your executors, the guardians of any minor children surviving you and importantly to avoid the rules…
If it is deemed that a person does not have sufficient mental capacity to make a Will themselves, then that does not mean that no Will can be prepared. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 sets out the statutory scheme for…
A: Although it is wise to make a Lasting Power of Attorney when you have full mental capacity so that if capacity is lost (such as in your father’s case it seems) there is someone appointed to look after their…
Attorneys have limited powers to make gifts. The law restricts: when gifts can be made who they can be made to; and how much can be gifted Whilst the law is clear as to when and to whom gifts can…
A The importance of a Will to ensure your loved ones are provided for cannot be understated. Can this be extended to your pets? The simple answer is yes although the methods of provision can become complicated. There are few…
A. A Deputyship Order is an Order made by the Court of Protection when an individual lacks capacity to deal with their own property and financial affairs or health and welfare decisions. They are usually applied for when no Lasting…
Whether it is in support of a loved one or family member, the Court of Protection is something that more and more of us find ourselves dealing with as we get older. It may be that a close relative or…
A – If you die without leaving a Will your Estate will pass following the “rules of intestacy”. These rules were first drawn up 1925 and are outdated and onerous and may mean that your Estate does not pass to…
A – Your Mum should be thinking about making a Lasting Power of Attorney (an LPA) to appoint people to manage her affairs should she be unable to manage her own affairs in the future. Just because there has been…
