Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) has replaced Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA); however, anyone with an existing EPA need not change it.

An LPA is a legal document that you (the Donor) make using a special form. It allows you to choose someone (the Attorney) that you trust to make decisions on your behalf about things such as property and affairs, or personal welfare. The LPA can be used when you no longer wish to make those decisions or when you lack the mental capacity to make the decisions yourself.

Anyone completing an LPA must be 18 or over, as must the attorney(s).

Property and Affairs Decisions

These powers cover such tasks as operating a bank account, making investment decisions, signing tax returns and purchasing property for the donor to live in. There are restrictions and these include not being able to sign the donor’s will and not being able to appear in court as a witness instead of the donor.

 Personal Welfare Decisions

The scope of the powers can determine where the donor lives, when or how medical care is provided and who provides it. The restrictions include the authority being subject to valid ‘advance conditions’ made whilst the donor was of sound mind.

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