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@SooperCooperb4
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you only mention LPA for health and welfare .... I assume LPA for finance and property has a lready been completed, if not, get that as well .... and for your yourself as well as your wife, just in case
the members are correct, you do not need to have a GP or any professional as certificate provider - it is either a friend etc or a doctor etc, not both
from the Gov site:
Who can be a certificate provider?
A certificate provider must be at least 18 years old and either:
- a friend, colleague or someone you’ve known well for at least two years – they must be more than just an acquaintance
- your doctor or lawyer or someone with the professional skills to judge whether you understand what you’re doing and are not being forced to make an LPA
‘People to notify’ can be certificate providers.
There are quite a lot of people who can’t be a certificate provider – for example, members of your family or your attorneys’ families. There’s a fuller list below.
The certificate provider must sign after you and can sign on the same day as you (the donor) or as soon as possible afterwards.
Someone who has known you well for at least two years
You should ask a friend or neighbour, someone from your social or sports club, a work colleague, or similar. They must have known you well for at least two years. They must know you well enough to have an honest conversation with you about making your LPA and the things they have to confirm when they sign the LPA.
If possible, they should discuss your LPA with you in private, without attorneys or other people present, before they sign to ‘certify’ their part of the LPA.