Basic LPA questions

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Hello everyone.
I'm a bit stressed at the moment.
People are pushing me towards having an LPA made for my elderly Mother. It's not something I've gone through before and the costs involved worry me, I'm barely working full time and I have my own bills to pay without the added expense of fees (£82 for each type of LPA) and a solicitor (£100's?).
Is it wrong to ask Mum to pay for these LPAS. I can pay her back if need be, later, it's just a bad time at the moment. We don't really have many friends and relatives left, I'm her closest now, just a couple of grandkids that don't help out much.
Any advice from anyone about anything on this LPA for someone who hasn't done this before is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
I'm a bit stressed at the moment.
People are pushing me towards having an LPA made for my elderly Mother. It's not something I've gone through before and the costs involved worry me, I'm barely working full time and I have my own bills to pay without the added expense of fees (£82 for each type of LPA) and a solicitor (£100's?).
Is it wrong to ask Mum to pay for these LPAS. I can pay her back if need be, later, it's just a bad time at the moment. We don't really have many friends and relatives left, I'm her closest now, just a couple of grandkids that don't help out much.
Any advice from anyone about anything on this LPA for someone who hasn't done this before is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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you might want to think about what else you can do to assist in the meantime. Getting third party authority on bank accounts is good unless she's happy to get you added as a joint account holder. Also getting her to write and sign a generic authority letter so that you can deal with gas, electric, phone on her behalf.
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I'd suggest you go onto the website and pretend to set up your own LPA. That will give you a basic understanding of the forms and the questions it raises.
Then have a basic chat with mum about what she might want to happen.
Do come back here as lots of people have had to do the forms. It does appear that completing the online form may lead to a quicker response from the OPG.
Even better of course if you can get here to come on here and ask herself.
There are criteria for half price and free LPA's, might she qualify?
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/power-of-attorney-fees
You don't need a solicitor either, it's fairly straightforward to DIY.
I will have a practice with my own 'fake' version too just to take it all in.
I think I need to look at DWP appointments too? Mum is very nearly bedridden although she can think straight at the moment.
Thank you for the quick replies!
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You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time
What my mother found helpful was to have a copy of the blank forms, go through them a bit of a time, and that gave her the opportunity to properly think about what she wanted in there and what was important to her.
No one should accept being the certificate provider in these circumstances, they should check that mum fully understand what she is doing as the Doner
good idea the appointed attorney knows what they are doing reading the practice guide is a good start.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/921428/Mental-capacity-act-code-of-practice.pdf
You need to explain to mum why her setting up LPA is a good thing and let her decide if and when she want to do it.
Do your own as well at the same time.
Goodness me. I need another thread
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