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Lasting Power of Attorney

For Financial and Health decisions

Loss of mental capacity, mobility or illness can make it difficult to manage your affairs

- An elderly relative losing capacity is difficult enough for loved ones to deal with, without the added worry that finances are becoming muddled.

- The prospect of unpaid bills can cause unnecessary stress and anxiety, and delay someone's recovery.

- Having someone you know and trust and more importantly, understands you, to manage your medical and financial affairs, is far preferable than a court official.

- Even the young can encounter problems due to accident or illness.

Without an LPA your loved ones will have to deal with The Court of Protection. This can lead to the nightmare scenario of large costs and long delays in dealing with your affairs leading to more stress.

Once mental capacity is lost an LPA cannot be initiated and the Court of Protection steps in.

What If I Am Unable To Manage My Affairs?

Many married couples with joint bank accounts assume that the unaffected partner can access any jointly held accounts. This is not the case as the bank will immediately freeze the account. This means having no access to funds to pay bills etc at the time you most need it.

There may come a time in your life when you are unable to manage your financial affairs or personal welfare, owing to some form of incapacity and you will need someone to act on your behalf.

Even when we are young, we can find ourselves incapacitated owing to illness or injury and it can be invaluable having a reliable person, who is able to manage your personal affairs and remove the anxiety of having unpaid bills, at a time when you most need peace of mind.

Similarly, as we get older, the need for an attorney increases as we are more prone to illness and injuries. By creating a Power of Attorney in advance, ensures that if the worst were to happen, you can rest assured that both your financial affairs and personal welfare are in safe hands and can be acted upon quickly and at the time of need by those you trust and appoint.

Our Power of Attorney Services are very competitively priced as AFPS believes everyone should have an LPA and we guarantee to beat any realistic quote by up to 10%.

Committed to excellent service

To find out more about how we can help, please call, email or fill-in one of the forms below. We are based in Wokingham, Berkshire and have a growing client base throughout the South East and indeed across the country. For local appointments we can arrange to meet in person at your home and if you are further afield we can arrange a phone call or video conference call at a time to suit you.