Hello everyone,
I posted an introduction on the correct thread for that and appreciate everyone's comments and feedback. I had a Best Interests meeting today and it was stated by the Community Mental Health Team & Social Services that mother no longer has mental capacity to make her own decisions. We had an LPA all signed & certified last year for this eventuality. My question is: Do I need documentation from her GP or consultant or either of the above parties stating that she no longer has mental capacity? I thought there might be some sort of official next step, but the attendant parties at today's meetings weren't so sure. They seemed to think that as long as the LPA was in order, it was effectively enacted. I obviously want to cross t's and dot i's before making any decisions on mother's behalf. (FYI, my brother, currently not in the country, is also on the LPA; it's "joint & several.")
Leagle
I posted an introduction on the correct thread for that and appreciate everyone's comments and feedback. I had a Best Interests meeting today and it was stated by the Community Mental Health Team & Social Services that mother no longer has mental capacity to make her own decisions. We had an LPA all signed & certified last year for this eventuality. My question is: Do I need documentation from her GP or consultant or either of the above parties stating that she no longer has mental capacity? I thought there might be some sort of official next step, but the attendant parties at today's meetings weren't so sure. They seemed to think that as long as the LPA was in order, it was effectively enacted. I obviously want to cross t's and dot i's before making any decisions on mother's behalf. (FYI, my brother, currently not in the country, is also on the LPA; it's "joint & several.")
Leagle