Annieindublin
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Many Solicitors (myself included) are not prepared to have clients call in to us with "here's one I prepared earlier" documents for us to sign off. It is far too risky for me to certify: I cannot be sure there is no undue influence when presented with a fait accompli like this. (Google "commitment bias" if you want a more detailed rationale).Evening.
my parents have suggested that they set up EPA. They are fine now but have seen relatives with dementia incur losses and delays in sorting out finance etc so feel it should be set up with my brother and/or me as attorneys. their estate is simple, pension, a few savings and a house,
I contacted the solicitor who has their wills, drawn up about a decade ago. He has not done any under the new process and said we could do it ourselves. He doesn’t see the need to be involved.
So I did some research. I don’t think my parents will manage it, setting up an account with DSS etc will be beyond them. They don’t do email, computers etc.
it doesn’t sound like I should be doing it for them, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of the DSS If I masquerade as them and handle all the emails etc?
And as far as I can see we will need to go to a solicitor anyway.
it does seem that I can download the forms and my parents can complete them and get the various parts signed by the doctors etc and bring them to a solicitor to be signed by them, them the solicitor can upload them.
am I missing something here?
I can't comment on the new method but the old method was very straightforward. I did it with my mother a couple of years ago, solicitor came out to the house, spoke to Mam on his own and was satisfied that she was of sound mind, and this was backed by a doctors letter. We put myself and my sister on the POA and he also wrote to our respective spouses and asked them to confirm that they were aware.
Might be worth contacting someone like Age Action for some advice.
@MOB well written piece. Why not send it to DSS and see what they say?
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