HELP.. please.
Over a year ago I had a POA drawn up. Stupidly, we put off getting it signed/registered etc.. as my mum was still in good health.
My mum passed away, I am now left with my dad who has dementia (he lives with me).
I know what their wishes were with the money (to go to their 4 grandchildren) me and my sister had our inheritance from my parents 5 years ago when they came to live with me (when dad was only a little forgetful). Just 2 weeks before she passed away, my mum wrote cheques to us for the grandchildren (she knew exactly what she was doing and had a physical not mental illness).
Last week my dad signed 2 cheques as he was insistent that the money was useless to him and that it was for the grandchildren (he is still lucid enough to make decisions on money like that).
HOWEVER... I am about to apply for Receivership via the Office of Public Guardian and am extremely worried that they will question the cheques he signed last week.
I also have social services querying the fact that he receives Attendance Allowance.
I am grieving for my mum.. worried about the onward care of my dad, and now am scared that I may have been seen as doing some misdeed with his money :-(
Does anyone know the laws on Receivership etc?? Will they look at past transactions and make a historical decision as to whether he was sane enough to have signed them?
Beverley
Over a year ago I had a POA drawn up. Stupidly, we put off getting it signed/registered etc.. as my mum was still in good health.
My mum passed away, I am now left with my dad who has dementia (he lives with me).
I know what their wishes were with the money (to go to their 4 grandchildren) me and my sister had our inheritance from my parents 5 years ago when they came to live with me (when dad was only a little forgetful). Just 2 weeks before she passed away, my mum wrote cheques to us for the grandchildren (she knew exactly what she was doing and had a physical not mental illness).
Last week my dad signed 2 cheques as he was insistent that the money was useless to him and that it was for the grandchildren (he is still lucid enough to make decisions on money like that).
HOWEVER... I am about to apply for Receivership via the Office of Public Guardian and am extremely worried that they will question the cheques he signed last week.
I also have social services querying the fact that he receives Attendance Allowance.
I am grieving for my mum.. worried about the onward care of my dad, and now am scared that I may have been seen as doing some misdeed with his money :-(
Does anyone know the laws on Receivership etc?? Will they look at past transactions and make a historical decision as to whether he was sane enough to have signed them?
Beverley