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Disagreement between siblings for dads POA
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I would be contacting the local authority and asking for joint meeting to be arranged where you can all sit down together to discuss what the options are with all the information on the table.
disputes like this are solved through communication and mediation. Because if it has to go to the court protection, which is the ultimate route, The power of attorney could be cancelled completely.
Is there a deprivation of Liberty standard authorisation in place because if there is he has been assessed to lack capacity around staying where he is to receive care and support. it’s not quite the same capacity assessment as choosing somewhere to live but there is a large overlap and it would be very unusual for someone to lack capacity around care and support needs but have capacity around accommodationAll 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.1
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