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When it is difficult to deal with your own affairs, you should consider the appointment of a person to handle those affairs.

Giving a Power of Attorney would be advisable if:

  • You are travelling overseas;
  • Being admitted into hospital, or into a nursing home; or
  • You have limited physical mobility; or
  • You are deteriorating mentally through illness or age.

A Power of Attorney is a legal document by which you can authorise another person, or a number of people together, to act on your behalf.

Knowing you have an Attorney, capable of dealing with your affairs, when you are absent or ill, will give you peace of mind.

The Power of Attorney must be in writing, and if it is to be used for property transactions, should also be registered.

Even if you are granted Power of Attorney you will still be able to deal with your own affairs at the same time.

Did you know that you should review your Will regularly or whenever your family situation changes? If you don't have an up-to-date Will, your assets may be distributed in ways other than you wish. These days, we spend much of our lives complicating our lives with business or commercial structures and often, in such cases, a "simple" Will does not protect us. Even in so-called "simple" situations, there are so many traps! We offer an annual free Will review service.

Please contact us for a free brochure containing more information on Powers of Attorney and Wills.

 

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