Enduring Powers of Attorney
An Enduring Power of Attorney is a document that allows you to name a person to look after your financial, legal and property matters if you are incapacitated and unable to do so yourself. A regular Power of Attorney automatically becomes null and void if you become incapacitated. An Enduring Power of Attorney “endures” or has legal effect during your period of incapacity and allows your designated representative to look after your matters as you could do yourself. You can designate your Enduring Power of Attorney to take effect only if you become incapacitated in the future, or you can have it take effect immediately, if circumstances warrant. Having an Enduring Power of Attorney allows a person's family avoid having to go to Court to obtain a Trusteeship Order under the Dependent Adults Act, which can be a time consuming and expensive process.
If you would like more information about what is involved in deciding on instructions for an Enduring Power of Attorney, please select the link noted below. If you would like a form to fill out with instructions for your Enduring Power of Attorney so that you can send it in to me, please select the link noted below.