When it comes to considering why need to have Lasting Powers of Attorney in Essex (or anywhere else for that matter) put into place, you will note that I often talk about the need to plan for the future in these blogs. The reason for this is because of the fact that it is clearly important to look to make sure that there are not any nasty surprises or emotionally difficult matters for our relatives to have to deal with.
Therefore, you may want to consider the use of Lasting Powers of Attorney because if, for example, you only have an Advance Directive then you are restricted to being able to use it in the situations that are specifically set out in the document itself.
Say, for instance, your Advance Directive only allowed you to refuse life-prolonging care but what happens if you are in a major accident driving along the A12 to Romford that leaves you in a state of unconsciousness? Consequently, your doctors will then be left asking your loved ones what to do since your Advance Directive is considered to be useless in this regard.
Moreover, what will happens to your financial and business concerns in view of the fact that an Advance Directive only serves to cover your medical treatment? You are not around to handle your own affairs so what can you do to avoid such problems?
By setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney in Essex for your health and welfare and property and finance respectively, you can entrust these decisions to a person or a number of people that you deem best suited to making such decisions in your best interests as attorneys in a way that would at least be somewhat akin to the decisions you would have taken yourself in the same position. Moreover, as part of this kind of document, it is also possible for you to provide guidance to your attorneys in your Lasting Powers of Attorney in Essex with regard to what they can and cannot do along with what they should consider when making decisions about your health and welfare and/or property and finance.
For more information on setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney in Essex, contact our dedicated Essex-based staff at Andrew Douglas Wills and Legal Services now via www.andrewdouglaswills.co.uk or on:
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