Hi,
I'm new here. Came across some of the threads whilst filling out CoP application and would like to ask advise of people with experience.
My mother's partner was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia. The very next day he was taken by his daughter to another country where she lives. The move appears to be long term although nothing was said to this effect when leaving. P's biological daughter is very much against our involvement with P. Shortly after the move, she made an application for LPA but my mum has objected to it being registered as we have reasonable doubt to believe that the donor was not in capacity at the time it was taken. We lived with P for a long time before his mental health begun to deteriorate and he started to show symptoms of dementia.
Mum made an application to CoP, and asked for an order of joint deputyship for myself and biological daughter. In my part of the application I am requesting to be part of proceedings and at the stage where I am filling out a witness statement explaining my reasons. Though order of joint deputyship would be better and considerably less expensive, there is an issue of conflict of interest and the fact that the biological daughter will not want to cooperate on these terms, as we have little contact otherwise. Another issue is that she lives abroad.
Would it be worth asking the Court for an order of sole deputyship in my name with a solicitor to carry out all the legal work, and how likely the Court to agree to this since P resides abroad in the care of his daughter at present?
I was advised that most likely outcome will be where there is disagreement is a panel appointed deputy. I would be interested to hear from people who have expereince either similar to my own or who have knowledge of the proceedings.
I'm new here. Came across some of the threads whilst filling out CoP application and would like to ask advise of people with experience.
My mother's partner was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia. The very next day he was taken by his daughter to another country where she lives. The move appears to be long term although nothing was said to this effect when leaving. P's biological daughter is very much against our involvement with P. Shortly after the move, she made an application for LPA but my mum has objected to it being registered as we have reasonable doubt to believe that the donor was not in capacity at the time it was taken. We lived with P for a long time before his mental health begun to deteriorate and he started to show symptoms of dementia.
Mum made an application to CoP, and asked for an order of joint deputyship for myself and biological daughter. In my part of the application I am requesting to be part of proceedings and at the stage where I am filling out a witness statement explaining my reasons. Though order of joint deputyship would be better and considerably less expensive, there is an issue of conflict of interest and the fact that the biological daughter will not want to cooperate on these terms, as we have little contact otherwise. Another issue is that she lives abroad.
Would it be worth asking the Court for an order of sole deputyship in my name with a solicitor to carry out all the legal work, and how likely the Court to agree to this since P resides abroad in the care of his daughter at present?
I was advised that most likely outcome will be where there is disagreement is a panel appointed deputy. I would be interested to hear from people who have expereince either similar to my own or who have knowledge of the proceedings.