Witness statement

[Starling girl]

Hello all
My brother and I are deputies for my aunt who has Alzheimers and has been in care since last March. We need to apply to the court of protection to sell her house. I have the forms COP 1, COP1E, and COP24.
In this case, how do you set out the witness statement? what do you need to include? and which exhibits? am a bit exhausted with form filling.
Many thanks
Diane

 

[nitram]

My guess is that three statements are needed, something along lines of:

1. <Aunt> owns <property details> Exhibit A land registry entry attached
2. She is permanent residential care and has no further need of property Exhibit B proof of need for residential care attached
3. I am Court of Protection Deputy for <Aunt> and will be acting on her behalf Exhibit C copy of deputy order attached.

I may be wrong, others who have successfully completed COP in similar circumstances may be along soon.

You could ask the AS help line if above is correct.

 

[thistlejak]

We had to do this for MIL & FIL - I agree with @nitram's answers.

We started section 4 with - Answers , where applicable , to section 5 of Practice Direction 9F.