Legal Affairs

[Bazile]

To deal with the affairs of a deceased person i understand that you have to be the appointed executor or apply to be the executor if no one has been
appointed .

What do you need to do to have legal authority to deal with the financial affairs of some one who cannot deal with their own affairs any longer - is it something to do with probate ?

[bednobs]

you need to get power of attorney

[bednobs]

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/legal-issues/powers-of-attorney/power-of-attorney/

[bednobs]

or if the person has already lost mental capacity, you need to get court of protection document