OLDER people and their families should arrange a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for managing their affairs if they become incapacitated, as routinely as making a will, a private client lawyer has said.
An anticipated rise in the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia means people should arrange an LPA with a specialist lawyer even if it is never needed, says Harrowells Solicitors’ Hudda Morgan.
She said: “Even when someone has already been diagnosed with such a condition, there can sometimes be a reluctance to come and see a specialist solicitor to make an LPA, because people can feel they are losing control.
“In fact they are taking control by being proactive and doing so could be crucial for their future and managing their family assets.
“People should arrange an LPA as routinely as making a will.
“This is far better than waiting until someone’s health deteriorates and it is necessary to apply to the Court of Protection to appoint someone, which is more stressful.”
Harrowells Solicitors has offices in York, Thirsk, Easingwold, North Yorkshire.
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