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| Originally Posted by simon varley Enduring Power of Attorney. Any solicitor should be able to set one up, and you can activate it under a number of circumstances. |
The law on Powers of Attorney changed last autumn. You can no longer set up a new Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) although existing EPAs are still valid.
What you can now do (or rather the OP's FIL can ) is set up a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). The process for giving an LPA is a bit more complicated than it was for doing an EPA. You now need someone to certify that the donor (the OP's FIL) is competent and understands the LPA, and is not being pressurised to make the LPA. This person must either know
the donor personally and have done so for at least two years, or have the relevant professional skills and expertise to certify the LPA Examples of such people are a registered healthcare professional, a barrister, solicitor or advocate,a registered social worker, or an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA). Organisations like Help The Aged are good sources of advice on how to deal with this. There's lots of good guidance here as well.