ChatterBank1 min ago
Is This As Complicated As I'm Finding It...........
I don't particularly want POA but Mics care costs, pads, special diet cost a lot of money. More than his in comings. I spoke to the building society where his ISA's are and told them I had been appointed his appointee so would they pay these bills out of his money. A big NO. So I rang a solicitor. She said to get POA it would cost £240 to register plus her fees. When asked what her fees were she said up to £1000. So I've had to unleash my savings to pay his bills. I can live with this to a point. Here is the rub. When Mic was assessed we were told he would have to pay full care costs until his money was below the threshold, but it's not his money that's going down. When I have spent all my savings Mic still has his so will still be paying even though I do not have access to them. Is there a way round this without exorbitant solicitors fees.
I must add that Mic would sign that money over in an instant but he is bed ridden and can't hold a pen or anything else for that matter.
Sorry if this is a tad long.
I must add that Mic would sign that money over in an instant but he is bed ridden and can't hold a pen or anything else for that matter.
Sorry if this is a tad long.
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I'm a bit out of my depth here but I'll try to point you in the right direction anyway.
First decide whether it's an Ordinary Power of Attorney or a Lasting Power of Attorney that's required. (See my first link below)
The advantage of OPAs is that there's no requirement to register them with a central authority (saving on some fees). The disadvantage is that they need to be created individually, which means that you'll need a competent adviser. (That would usually be an expensive solicitor but your local CAB might have access to the services of someone who could do the job at a reduced rate or even without charge).
LPAs have to be registered (incurring fees) but, because they use standard forms, there is no need to use a solicitor (thus saving on even bigger fees).
See here
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and here
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First decide whether it's an Ordinary Power of Attorney or a Lasting Power of Attorney that's required. (See my first link below)
The advantage of OPAs is that there's no requirement to register them with a central authority (saving on some fees). The disadvantage is that they need to be created individually, which means that you'll need a competent adviser. (That would usually be an expensive solicitor but your local CAB might have access to the services of someone who could do the job at a reduced rate or even without charge).
LPAs have to be registered (incurring fees) but, because they use standard forms, there is no need to use a solicitor (thus saving on even bigger fees).
See here
http://
and here
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You can create Lasting Power of Attorney without a solicitor. Some companies such as Lawpack do this. You can also do it online via the government site (it still costs to register it) but I`m not sure of the situation if the person concerned is not able to fill out forms/sign etc. You might want to get advice from the CAB about that. Section 3 relates to the forms (online or paper)
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Have you looked on the Age UK website?
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Doing Lasting Power of Attorney online is straightforward - you can fill-in the forms and print them off. All it needs then is a witnessed signature, so little writing involved - a scribble would do, so long as it's witnessed.
Look up the forms and try filling them in online - you've NOTHING to lose; it doesn't cost you anything until you send them off. You can pay by credit card (£110) and they will ring you up to ask for the card details. Give it a go.
Look up the forms and try filling them in online - you've NOTHING to lose; it doesn't cost you anything until you send them off. You can pay by credit card (£110) and they will ring you up to ask for the card details. Give it a go.
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