C.o.p.

[TWR]

Has anyone gone through this process without the help of a solicitor? just finished doing it, what a pain. Court Of Protection regards my Mother, she is in Ist Stage Dementia.

[bednobs]

it's terrible isn't it? I think you can do it without a solicitor, but i never have Even LPA when the personstill has capacity is a nightmare

[ummmm]

My aunt deals with all my grandparents stuff (nan has advanced dementia) I know its been hard work and they already had a solicitor and accountant.

My granddad has numerous investments and properties. He died last year and his estate is still active. Complicated stuff....

[TWR]

You would not believe the pettiness when the forms are sent in Beds, returned for because This ' Is in the wrong place, it had to go back to London again.

[TWR]

A right Pain Ummmm,

[ummmm]

I know and my aunt has been spot checked a few times. Luckily she's super duper organised.

They even dictate how much money the kids can receive as birthday/Christmas presents.

[murraymints]

i had to submit quarterly accounts for fil to office for public guardian...scotland..oh had authority to draw from bank pensions etc...after a couple of years they were happy just to let us get on with it..no solicitor involved..

[atalanta]

My brother and I had to take on this responsibility for our father. We had tried several times to get him to give us power of attorney, but he refused. He may by then have been beginning dementia, since he wasa bit paranoid and thought we were going to cheat him. The business with the CoP was dreadfully hard. We were extremely lucky to have a solicitor in the family, who advised and signed things for us, but could not do the actual work. We had to pay a huge bond every year, £2000, to insure ourselves against stealing the money we were eventually going to inherit anyway. We were promised a named contact at the CoP, but this person never materialised. We had to speak on the phone to people with very strong foreign accents who were almost impossible to comprehend. We had to get doctors' reports, consultants' reports, psychogeriatricians' reports, social workers' reports and more. We had to take documents to banks, send certified copies to pension funds and insurers, as well as energy and phone suppliers and local council, and Post Office to redirect letters. This went on for years - some sort of contact with CoP almost every week. But I dread to think how much it would cost if you paid a solicitor to do all this for you. I have to hope that your mother does not have a lot of assets, as the business with the CoP gets harder, the more money and assets the person has.
But the CoP did send us some very nice glossy magazines telling us how smart and efficient they were.
Smart and efficient, my *****

[Cathyhuns]

Which is why everyone should set up and register a Lasting Power of Attorney while they're still fit and healthy.