Enduring powers of attorney and wardship

Giving you peace-of-mind your interests are protected in the future.

Protecting your future interests

Enduring Powers of Attorney provide protection of your interests in the event you are unable to manage your own affairs.

As you plan for the future, it is important you have a strategy in place should your personal circumstances change. Enduring Powers of Attorney is a legal document that provides a person you nominate to take care of your affairs if you are unable to manage them yourself. We understand the process can be stressful and are committed to providing you with a supportive and caring approach alongside practical legal advice that makes the process much easier.

Our team can also provide you with expert advice should someone you love not be in a position to make decisions that are in their best interests. In the vast majority of cases this applies to people who have become mentally incapacitated but can also apply to minor children. Under these circumstances, an application can be made to the High Court for the person to become a Ward of Court, giving the Court the power to control the Ward’s property and affairs. The objective of a Ward of Court is to ensure the person’s assets and welfare are protected.

Powers of Attorney

A legal document that allows you to appoint another person to manage your affairs in the event you are unable to. Both a doctor and a solicitor are legally required to be involved in the process of creating Enduring Powers of Attorney.

Ward of Court

An application can be made to the High Court for a person who is no longer able to manage their assets and welfare to be made a Ward of Court. The Court is then responsible for making decisions on the Ward’s behalf.

Activiation

Enduring Powers of Attorney are activated, and applications for Ward of Court granted by a judge, when the person in question is deemed to no longer have the mental capacity to make decisions in their own best interests.

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