DIY Power of Attorney

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I have recently arranged a POA (finance) for my brother-in-law who has mild dementia. Everyone was worried in case his wife died first and so I looked up online. Anyway it costs £82 and is not in the least bit difficult. You need the person themselves, the person who will be responsible (you can have more that one), a "certificate provider" this means someone that is sensible and has known the person that the POA is for for two years and a witness. You have the opportunity to have other people informed of the application if you want to.
The "certificate provider" has to satisfy themselves that the person knows what they are doing and is not under duress.
You do it all online and print it off (20 odd pages) and it has to be signed and witnessed in a given order. Then you send it all off the the Office of the Public Guardian.
A solicitor wanted £600 - I thought I would mention it in case it came in handy for anyone. If you can fill in a Passport application then this should not be beyond you.
The "certificate provider" has to satisfy themselves that the person knows what they are doing and is not under duress.
You do it all online and print it off (20 odd pages) and it has to be signed and witnessed in a given order. Then you send it all off the the Office of the Public Guardian.
A solicitor wanted £600 - I thought I would mention it in case it came in handy for anyone. If you can fill in a Passport application then this should not be beyond you.
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The doner should do it.
The certificate provider can be the witness.
Certified provider needs to be more than just sensible they should verify the doner understands what they are doing
Should also check everyone is familiar with the code of practice.
Signing was done at her house on another day when all those offspring required to sign were there, mum, & her neighbour.
I did Mum's POA online with no problems whatsoever, as long as you can gather all the right people who need to sign. Saved a huge chunk of money. Very easy to follow step-by-step online.
I also agree with other comments: do both the P&F and the H&W one. One is as important as the other. We ended up needing both towards the end of Mum's life as she deteriorated.
When it comes to H&W - the health side is done on a "best interests" basis and the welfare... well I found that all involved were delighted if I would just sort it out