{"id":2416,"date":"2022-09-08T10:38:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T10:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/family-matters.co.uk\/?p=2416"},"modified":"2022-09-08T10:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T10:38:55","slug":"what-happens-when-someone-cannot-manage-their-own-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family-matters.co.uk\/uncategorized\/what-happens-when-someone-cannot-manage-their-own-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When Someone Cannot Manage Their Own Affairs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Most types of estate planning protect your loved ones, your estate and assets after your death. LPAs or Lasting Powers of Attorney are the best way to protect you and your finances in your lifetime. Read on to learn more&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Does It Mean To \u2018Manage Someone&#8217;s Affairs\u2019?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing someone else&#8217;s affairs can mean a number of things, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking after their bank accounts and other finances<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying and selling property on their behalf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claiming benefits on their behalf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budgeting for them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deciding where they live<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making decisions about their daily life, personal care, or health care<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might be needed if someone:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is ill or disabled, either temporarily or on a long-term basis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is unable to make decisions for themselves, because of mental illness or other reasons<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ways Of Managing A Person\u2019s Affairs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are different ways to manage someone\u2019s affairs. The right method will depend mainly on the circumstances of the person whose affairs need managing, and whether or not they have mental capacity<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Does A Person Lack Mental Capacity?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone can make a safe and appropriate decision for themselves, they can be said to have mental capacity. If they aren&#8217;t able to make a decision because of some form of mental disability, they can be said to lack the mental capacity. The disability may be either temporary or permanent. The circumstances under which a lack of capacity may arise could be:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dementia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brain injury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stroke<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alcohol or drug misuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the side-effects of medical treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Someone is unable to make a decision if they can&#8217;t:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">understand the information needed to help them make the decision, even when using simple language or by sign language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retain that information\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use the information given to help them make the decision or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">communicate their own decision in any way<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone may lack the capacity to make all their own decisions or they may have the capacity to make certain decisions, but not others. Capacity is decided on each circumstance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is A Lifetime Power Of Attorney?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/family-matters.co.uk\/services\/lasting-power-of-attorney\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lasting (lifetime) power of attorney ( LPA )<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a legal document that lets a person (the &#8216;donor&#8217;) appoint one or more people (your &#8216;attorneys&#8217;) to help you make decisions or to make decisions on your behalf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to nominate a lifetime power of attorney, you must be capable of making decisions for yourself (see above).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lasting\/Lifetime Power Of Attorney<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want someone to look after your affairs for a long period of time, you can give them a lasting\/lifetime power of attorney (LPA). An LPA is different from an ordinary power of attorney because:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can make\u00a0 an LPA which looks after your health and care decisions and one to look after your property and financial affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an LPA must be registered before it can be used<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an LPA lets you choose people to look after your affairs if you lose mental capacity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone can make an LPA in case they ever lose mental capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should also make an LPA if you have been diagnosed with, or think you might develop, an illness which might prevent you from making decisions at some time in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kinds of illness which might prevent you from making decisions for yourself include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dementia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brain injury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alcohol or drug misuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the side-effects of medical treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must make an LPA whilst you are still capable of making decisions for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types Of LPA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/family-matters.co.uk\/services\/lasting-power-of-attorney\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two types of LPA:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">property and financial affairs LPA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">health and welfare LPA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&#8217;t have to make both types of LPA at one time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Property And Financial Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of LPA gives someone the authority to deal with and make decisions about issues like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buying or selling property<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bank, building society and other financial accounts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">welfare benefits or tax credits<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tax affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">debts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can give someone power of attorney to deal with all your property and financial affairs or only specific things. Maybe you want them to operate a bank account but not to buy and sell property. If you want to make an LPA which only deals with certain matters, you should make sure that it is drawn up very carefully so that the attorney is very clear about what authority they have to deal with your affairs. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/family-matters.co.uk\/contacts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a chat to see how we can help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A property and financial affairs LPA will come into effect as soon as it is registered. This means that the attorney will be able to start making decisions straight away, even if you are still capable of making them yourself.. If you don&#8217;t want the attorney to be able to do this straight away, we will make sure that the LPA says this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health And Welfare<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An LPA concerning health and welfare gives someone authority to make decisions about things like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where you live<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your day-to-day care, including what you wear and what you eat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your healthcare and treatments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your contact, if any, with certain other people<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make a health and welfare LPA which deals with all aspects of your personal welfare, or just certain things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s not possible to use a health and welfare LPA until the person who made it has lost their mental capacity..<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Do I Make A Lifetime Power Of Attorney?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must do this whilst you&#8217;re still able to make decisions for yourself. Now is better than never.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the person who you want to look after your affairs very carefully and get in touch with us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will help you fill in the appropriate\u00a0 forms and register the LPA with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/office-of-the-public-guardian\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Office of the Public Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q. Who Can Be An Attorney<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone can be an attorney, as long as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they are capable of making decisions, <\/span><b>and<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they are 18 or over<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes a person who is bankrupt can&#8217;t be an attorney. If an attorney becomes bankrupt, power of attorney may be taken away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/family-matters.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solicitors such as ourselves <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can act as an attorney. Professional attorneys can charge for their services. If your attorney is a friend or relative, they can get back out-of-pocket expenses. However, they can only get paid for carrying out their duties if the donor has agreed to this on the form.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q. Can I Have More Than One Attorney<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you\u00a0 can appoint more than one attorney. This can happen in one of two ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Attorneys can be appointed to act together\/ joint attorneys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 in this case they <\/span><b>must <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">always act together. An advantage of this arrangement is that it makes it harder for an attorney to commit fraud or act against the interests of the donor. The disadvantage is that the whole power of attorney comes to an end if one attorney dies or becomes mentally incapable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Attorneys appointed to act together <\/b><b>and<\/b><b> independently (also known as joint and several attorneys)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This means that the signature or action of one attorney is as valid as if they were the only attorney. It also means that the power of attorney will continue in force if anything happens to one of the attorneys.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q. What Are The Responsibilities Of An Attorney?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An attorney is placed in a position of trust and must always act in the best interests of the donor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can only do the things the donor has authorised you to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can&#8217;t ask anyone else to carry out any of your duties, unless the donor has authorised you to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must keep up-to-date accounts of the donor&#8217;s financial affairs. When you are acting on the donor&#8217;s behalf and have to sign any documents, you should sign your usual signature and add, beneath the signature, the words Attorney for \u201c&#8230;..\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q. What happens when someone loses mental capacity but there&#8217;s no Lifetime power of attorney?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once a person has lost their mental capacity, it&#8217;s no longer possible to make a power of attorney\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible however,\u00a0 to apply to the Court of Protection for a decision to be made on a particular matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is a continuing need to make decisions, you can ask the Court of Protection to appoint you as a deputy. This is usually a family member or close friend. A deputy can make decisions about someone&#8217;s personal welfare, property and financial affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there&#8217;s no one suitable or willing to act as a deputy, the Court of Protection can appoint a professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q. Who decides when capacity has been lost?\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mental Capacity Act 2005 says a person cannot make a decision if,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They cannot understand information relevant to a decision<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retain information long enough to make a decision<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the information<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicate the decision<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lasting Power of Attorney is a powerful way of protecting decisions made about you in your lifetime<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst discussing your Estate Planning with our Experts, why not find out more about LPA\u2019s and how they could benefit your future. Contact us today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most types of estate planning protect your loved ones, your estate and assets after your death. LPAs or Lasting Powers of Attorney are the best way to protect you and your finances in your lifetime. Read on to learn more&#8230; What Does It Mean To \u2018Manage Someone&#8217;s Affairs\u2019? Managing someone else&#8217;s affairs can mean a number of things, including: Looking&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":990005,"featured_media":2421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Is A Lifetime Power Of Attorney? | Family Matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What heppens if a person is unable to act in their best interests? 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