Hi,
I'm just in the process of registering an EPA with my Father on behalf of my Mother- held jointly/severally ( her Alzheimers has reached the point where she's no longer capable). I had to gently persuade my father that he could no longer ignore the situation and we had to act. The EP1PG's have been sent and the EP2PG will be sent to the OPG shortly. My father also has an EPA and I'm a named attorney (jointly and severally) with my mother. Clearly my mother is no longer in a position to act as my father's attorney. So some obvious questions have arisen.
1) Am I correct in saying that my mothers inability to act does not negate the legitimacy of my fathers EPA, if I ever have to register his EPA then her incapacity would not automatically block it.
2)In the event of a sole attorney (me) dying or becoming ineligible what typically occurs? my understanding is that a relative can apply to be a deputy from the court of protection, but this can be a lengthy procedure. So is it just good sense to raise LPA's with a second attorney included while my father can still decide for himself.
I'm just in the process of registering an EPA with my Father on behalf of my Mother- held jointly/severally ( her Alzheimers has reached the point where she's no longer capable). I had to gently persuade my father that he could no longer ignore the situation and we had to act. The EP1PG's have been sent and the EP2PG will be sent to the OPG shortly. My father also has an EPA and I'm a named attorney (jointly and severally) with my mother. Clearly my mother is no longer in a position to act as my father's attorney. So some obvious questions have arisen.
1) Am I correct in saying that my mothers inability to act does not negate the legitimacy of my fathers EPA, if I ever have to register his EPA then her incapacity would not automatically block it.
2)In the event of a sole attorney (me) dying or becoming ineligible what typically occurs? my understanding is that a relative can apply to be a deputy from the court of protection, but this can be a lengthy procedure. So is it just good sense to raise LPA's with a second attorney included while my father can still decide for himself.
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