Atkinson Vinden Lawyers

View More Articles

A Power of Attorney is a legal document that enables another person person to act on your behalf in respect of your assets and financial affairs.

For a person appointed as an attorney to have power to act if you lose mental capacity, the appointment must be made under what is known as an enduring power of attorney.

Although it might never be needed, it is always wise to make an enduring power of attorney.

A power of attorney usually gives very wide powers to the attorneys and there can be some risks involved. The careful choice of persons to act as attorney is very important.

Atkinson Vinden can assist you in the preparation of a power of attorney including in deciding its terms, who you should appoint as attorneys and any restriction on the circumstances when the attorneys may act and any limitation on their powers in respect of your property.