Power of Attorney Services

When

you

grant

a

Power

of

Attorney

you

appoint

someone

to

look

after

your

financial

affairs

and

also,

if

you

choose,

to

make

decisions

on

your

welfare

(such

as

your

personal

care,

what

medical

treatments you should have etc).

You grant your Attorney Power to do these things if you are unable to do so as a result of injury or illness, or in the event that you may be working away from home for some time and wish someone else to deal with your finances whilst you are away. When you need to have someone make decisions for you because you are no longer fully able to make them yourself, it is too late to do a Power of Attorney. If you do not have one, then the local authority have to step in and deal with things. This takes time and costs money. So, be in control, and deal with this important matter yourself. It means you can be sure that your financial matters are handled and decisions on your welfare taken by someone you trust who knows what you want to happen. This avoids complications and stress which can arise should no-one have been appointed by you. Most people wish to appoint a trusted relative or friend to be their Attorney – you may wish to appoint one person to act initially (such as a spouse or partner) with substitute Attorneys (such as your children or nephews/nieces) should your spouse or partner be unable to act as your Attorney in the future. You can choose whether your Attorneys are to work jointly (all of them having to authorise any transactions) or severally (where one Attorney can authorise a transaction themselves). Any Attorney must be over the age of 16 years and never declared bankrupt. All Power of Attorney documents do need to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in Scotland in order to be valid. The current cost that the OPG charges to register these documents is £70. Any Attorney appointed by you would have the authority to deal with your bank, building society, utility providers, mortgage company, credit card companies etc as well as deal with the sale and purchase of property and any business affairs. An Attorney can do most of the things you do. We can also arrange for Power of Attorney for any elderly or incapacitated friends or relatives provided that they still have mental capacity to grant a Power of Attorney.