Lasting Power of Attorney and amending Wills

Mojisola

nearlyrich wrote: »

Take care saving a few quid now doesn't work out expensive later on...

This is really important. It's easy to make a small mistake that renders a will invalid if you don't know what you're doing.

securityguy

Mojisola wrote: »

Yes, you can have POA for someone while they are alive and then be their executor after their death.

Indeed, I would bet that that is the most common scenario: the POA is held by one or more of the donor's children, who is/are also executor and main beneficiary. Your family situation has to be quite complex before that pattern isn't the obvious one.