Power of attorney woes

Pleasebenice

It’s not the attorneys that is the question. It is the person to notify. Can that be a relative or can you just not have one?

Notified of you having chosen a POA? only people that would be affected but you do not have to notify anyone. If you choose to that is up to you. I take it that is what you mean.

grannybuy

In, if you have guardians, as opposed to POA, you are required to keep, and submit details of expenditure.

all POAs are very much required to keep records but they aren't called guardians, they are called deputies, at least that is what I think you mean.

MrsMatt

Pleasebenice

Not sure you can use a family member as they would stand to gain financially.

You can have a family member for both types of POA. I was for both my mum and dad.

Where does all this nonsense come from, why do people write if they are not sure on matters like this?

Pleasebenice

Not sure you can use a family member as they would stand to gain financially.

Most people nominate their spouse then their children so that is not true.

Yes you definitely can use a family member

The question was not about attorneys! Of course they can be family. Question was about the person who is to be notified if the POA is used. Most useful answer pointed out that I don’t need to nominate anyone.

Also many people thought you could make changes to a POA, you can’t! You have to revoke it and start again. Be careful you don’t nominate someone who is less likely to be able to act for you in a few years time. No nice way to say it, but they need to be younger than you. No guarantee but they ate more likely to still be around and healthy.

If you do not have children or close relatives, is there no provision under English law for some sort of curator to take over?

OP, one dd is attorney and lives 45 minutes away, I also put a reserve attorney down, DS who is very thorough and a bank auditor, he is about to move to Aberdeen, which is even more inaccessible.

Soon I will be having `the chat` and no-one will be offended. I am going to use my Welsh dd as reserve. Bearing in mind that solo attorney makes lots of things easier. She has already agreed to be reserve. Luckily we all get on marvelously well and have each others best interests at heart

I also realise that I will have to start the whole expensive process all over again, I do it via a solicitor. Biding my time a little bit longer, in case either dd moves and I know they would live closer together, in that case I would also move

I have the basics in place anyway