Lasting Power of Attorney
You can make decisions on someone else’s behalf if they appoint you using a ‘lasting power of attorney’ (LPA).
It is important to know that you do not need any legal experience to act as someone’s ‘attorney,’ where the person who appoints you is called the ‘donor’ and you are their ‘attorney’.
It is possible to have more than one attorney and for attorneys to have to make joint decisions. Powers of attorney can relate to health and welfare issues, or property and financial affairs, or both together.
A LPA gives you more control over what happens to you if you have an accident or an illness and cannot make your own decisions (you ‘lack mental capacity’).
You can check out the Gov.uk website pages on Lasting Power of Attorney and what it means here.
You are also welcome to contact us for support or advice info@familyresolution.co.uk