Can anybody offer me some advice please. A couple of weeks ago Dad agreed to grant POA to me and my sister. I sought advice from the Guardianship Office, downloaded and completed the forms but then Dad changed his mind and refused to sign it. No problem - it had to be his decision.
Last week he asked me to read a letter that he had received from a solicitor. After changing his mind about signing he had sought advice from the solicitor. Following the discussion the solicitor has prepared a POA naming me and my sister. The POA has two conditions, first that my sister and I are not informed about the POA and secondly that it only comes into force if/when Dad loses mental capacity. The letter to Dad asked him to go to the solicitors to sign the POA and pay a bill for £68.
My question is (if anybody can answer it) if my sister and I aren't supposed to know about the POA then we can't sign it so is it still an effective document?
I have also pondered about if/when Dad loses mental capacity how will the solicitor know? If Dad hadn't shown me the letter how would me or my sister have known that the POA existed?
I am confused and am inclined to advise Dad from paying the bill until I am satisfied that the POA that the solicitor has prepared is actually an effective document.
Sorry to be rambiling on but this has got me stumped.
Dad went into respite care two weeks ago for four weeks. It was a last minute arrangement and his domiciliary care was cancelled the day before he went into respite. I have since received bills for the full amount as if Dad had been at home - the domiciliary care company say that we have to pay full costs because we didn't give two weeks notice. Has anybody else encountered this situation.
I'd be grateful if anybody can offer advice on either of these two issues.
Kath
Last week he asked me to read a letter that he had received from a solicitor. After changing his mind about signing he had sought advice from the solicitor. Following the discussion the solicitor has prepared a POA naming me and my sister. The POA has two conditions, first that my sister and I are not informed about the POA and secondly that it only comes into force if/when Dad loses mental capacity. The letter to Dad asked him to go to the solicitors to sign the POA and pay a bill for £68.
My question is (if anybody can answer it) if my sister and I aren't supposed to know about the POA then we can't sign it so is it still an effective document?
I have also pondered about if/when Dad loses mental capacity how will the solicitor know? If Dad hadn't shown me the letter how would me or my sister have known that the POA existed?
I am confused and am inclined to advise Dad from paying the bill until I am satisfied that the POA that the solicitor has prepared is actually an effective document.
Sorry to be rambiling on but this has got me stumped.
Dad went into respite care two weeks ago for four weeks. It was a last minute arrangement and his domiciliary care was cancelled the day before he went into respite. I have since received bills for the full amount as if Dad had been at home - the domiciliary care company say that we have to pay full costs because we didn't give two weeks notice. Has anybody else encountered this situation.
I'd be grateful if anybody can offer advice on either of these two issues.
Kath