True Bearing Legal Services is here to provide you and your loved ones with accurate and reliable advice around setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA). The use of a professional, experienced adviser during the process of applying for an LPA is essential to avoid any mistakes that could mean your documents are rejected by the courts, adding time, money and stress to the process. Our Legal Intermediaries will advise you and complete the process for you.

Have you considered what would happen if you become unable to handle your own financial and medical decisions? This is referred to as ‘losing capacity’ and could result from a medical condition such as dementia or an accident. By having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place, you will have peace of mind that your wishes will be acknowledged and someone will be able to make decisions on your behalf.

An LPA form is a legally binding document that appoints one or more people to deal with your affairs. It allows you to plan in advance and gives reassurance, not just to you but to your family, in the event that you are no longer able to make your own decisions. Your appointee must act in your best interests at all times.

An LPA can only be set up whilst you have capacity. If you do not have an LPA in place and you become in the position of needing to pass control of your affairs to a third party, it will be too late and your family will need to consider other options such as pursuing a deputyship through the courts (which can take many months). During this period, things can stall financially, your funds will be frozen and medical professionals will make decisions on your behalf, rather than your appointed attorney’s. Therefore, the importance of having an LPA in place even if you are currently fit and healthy, cannot be understated.