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Lasting Power Of Attorney Macclesfield
Read Law has an agreement in place with East Cheshire Hospice under which we make a donation of £25 for each Lasting Power of Attorney we write on behalf of clients.
If you would like to instruct us to make a Lasting Power of Attorney, we will be happy to do so and make the donation.
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From East Cheshire Hospice
Read Law / East Cheshire Hospice
The Legal Ombudsman
The Legal Ombudsman opened on 6 October 2010.
It’s job is to resolve legal complaints in a fair and independent way.
It was created to simplify the system and make sure consumers had access to an independent expert to resolve complaints.
The free service is available to all members of the public, very small businesses, charities, clubs and trusts.
They can get involved in different types of complaints about legal services, including wills, family issues such as divorce, personal injury and buying or selling a house. There are many others.
They are independent and impartial. This means that they will look at the facts in each case and weigh both sides of the story.
They are independentpart of the legal profession, and the Government.
If they decide the service you received was unsatisfactory, they can ask the lawyer and the firm to put it right.
Most complaints can be resolved informally, however if needed, they will carry out a formal investigation.
As this could involve themgetting more information from you and your lawyer, it could take longer to deal with.
Once an Ombudsman decision is accepted, they can make sure that the lawyer does do what we say is needed.
Their help doesn’t cover any disappointment you feel because you don’t agree with the outcome of a court case.
They don’t write the rules for lawyers or police them if the rules are broken. This is the job of the different legal regulators.
They can look into complaints about legal services including:
• Buying and selling a house or property
• Family law such as divorce
• Wills
• Personal injury
• Intellectual property
• Criminal law
• Civil litigation
• Immigration
• Employment issues
East Cheshire Hospice and Read Law/Blunts Promotion
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MAKE A LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY
AND GUARD AGAINST THE FUTURE
Being able to manage our money and your affairs is a basic everyday action. But as we grow older our ability to do so decreases and the risk of a sudden event/illness robbing us of our faculties increases.
If for whatever reason you became unable to manage your money and affairs this could have a very serious effect on your welfare and cause a great deal of worry, cost and time for your loved ones. The problems would not just be for your loved ones as an inability to deal with your money could cause you personal nuisance and loss on investments as assets are effectively frozen.
In these circumstances your loved ones would have to apply to the Court of Protection for an order appointing themselves as your “Deputy”. This process is very expensive and very time consuming. Apart from the initial cost, which can be in the region of £1000, they would be required to file annual accounts and pay annual fees to the Court of Protection and could easily have an ongoing annual cost of over £1000 in managing things.
That’s the bad news!
The good news is that there is now a simple way of avoiding that problem.
It’s called a Lasting Power of Attorney
By making a Lasting Power of Attorney ( LPA ) whilst you are mentally and physically able to do so you can declare who you want to look after your money and affairs and make decisions about your welfare. You can choose your spouse, your children or any other trusted person
The important point to bear in mind is that when you make the LPA you do not in any way lose control of your affairs. The LPA simply gets stored away (just like your Will in fact).
It only gets put into effect when you choose to register it at the Court of Protection.
You can do that at any time in the future when it is right for you or it can be registered by your chosen attorney in the event of your suddenly or gradually losing your ability to look after you affairs. Of course the point is that by doing it now when you are competent you remove the chance of leaving it too late!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY OR TO KNOW MORE PLEASE CALL TINA OR JOHN 01625 429131 AT READ LAW SOLICITORS MACCLESFIELD
Lasting Power Of Attorney
Lasting Power of Attorney is an essential part of planning for the future.
In an age were increasing numbers are living to a great age there is a need for us to provide for
By appointing an attorney now, we can be sure that should the time come when we may be incapable of looking after our own financial affairs, that our investments and financial affairs can be dealt with effectively and without the considerable cost of court action.
Wills
Although none of us like to think about it, making a will is essential
We offer a professional and confidential service ensuring that your wishes are respected and your loved ones benefit.
We can advise on the tax implications and the creation of trusts to assist in future welfare of your family.
