probate

begbie_2

Hope this is the right place for this...here goes

My nana died 2 months ago leaving my grandad who has the start of altzheimers, my dad and his sister (my aunty) and grandaughter (my cousin). My Aunty and cousin have been living with nana and grandad to help look after them cook/clean etc. Now..... my cousin organised ALL of my nanas funeral without consulting my dad and have totally took over with my grandads life. Grandad does not want to discuss things with my dad who is very annoyed about the whole situation. (too much hassle and argument). What I would like to know is could my aunty apply for power of attourney without my dad being informed (ie behind his back)

Hopefully this will make sense and someone can help....

Thanks in advance

Errata

If your grandad has capacity he can appoint whoever he wishes as his attorney(s). If he doesn't have capacity the Court of Protection can appoint a Guardian.
Information here http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/

localhero

Under the old Enduring Power of Attorney your dad would have to have been notified when it was registered.

However under the new Lasting Power of Attorney, the donor must nominate at least one person of their choice, who may not be an attorney, upon registering the document.

So unless your dad is named as one of these people, he doesn't need to know. However upon its registration it would be prudent to inform him.