What is an Executor & what do they do? When you die, the Executor you have named in your Will is responsible for sorting out your funeral, your paperwork, your finances, and anything else that needs to be dealt with. Usually the job involves registering your death, gathering together all your property and posessions, informing […]
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What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? Do I need one?! There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). The first is is called a Health and Welfare LPA. This is for using when you are no longer able to tell people your wishes about your medical treatment and care, either because you
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Making your Will or Lasting Power of Attorney from home We’re living in a time of dramatic change. The usual routines are no longer in place. People are working from home where they can, many children are not in school, and our healthcare and key workers are taking action to prevent and control infection. You
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There’s been much discussion recently about whether it’s possible to make a legally binding Will during lockdown. Why the concern? Well, it is a legal requirement that a Will should be signed by the Testator (the person whose will it is) in the presence of two witnesses. Those two witnesses then sign the Will to
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You can choose someone else to speak for you if you’re no longer able to do so. This could be because you are unconscious or because you don’t have the ability to speak or understand your own mind for some other reason. To do this, you register a Lasting Power of Attorney. This gives the
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