Powers of Attorney
Charis Life Planning Limited provides clients with comprehensive and easy to follow advice in respect of drafting and registering Lasting Powers of Attorney. Lasting Powers of Attorney are very beneficial legal documents and are usually seen as the final piece of the process in planning and protecting your estate. Through these legal documents you can appoint whom you wish to manage your affairs and estate should you become mentally incapable of managing them yourself. If a Lasting Power of Attorney has not been drawn up, joint assets can be frozen while your family applies to the Court of Protection for a procedure known as receivership - an expensive and cumbersome process. There are two different types of Lasting Powers of Attorney, namely Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney, and Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney. A Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney enables you to appoint one or more people to make decisions on your behalf in respect of your personal health and welfare. A Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney empowers you to appoint one or more people to make property and financial affairs decisions for you.The person or people you appoint are known as attorneys. We can guide you through the process and help you every step of the way.