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What steps need to be taken to gage a person lacks mental capacity with their finances?

williewonder
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How does it work? Especially to get a deputy from court of protection in place? Is it an hard process?
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You already have a court of protection deputy. You have already been through the capacity assessment process so why are you now asking what it involves?All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
I'm a little surprised you ask... but this perhaps is good reference material
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-capacity-act-2005/deputies/#:~:text=A deputy is a person,while you still have capacity.
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