Have you written and registered your power of attorney yet? We have done ours and many people might think we’re too young.
But you’re never too young; it doesn’t matter what age you are, if something happens to you and you can’t make decisions, then life can get a bit tricky. People often think that they are giving up their independence by appointing attorneys, but it doesn’t need to be like that. It’s just there so when things start to get difficult, you can get some help from the people you trust most.
Your appointed finance attorneys can make decisions with you before you lose capacity, just to assist and make your life easier.
The health and welfare attorneys can only make decisions for you if you have lost capacity.
It is much easier to fill in your forms before you need them, and if you need to discuss this with a solicitor then we can recommend firms that can help you.
Next time we’ll talk about who to appoint as your attorneys.
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