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The role of a property and affairs deputy

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Being a property and affairs deputy is an important responsibility, you must ensure that you are acting in the client’s best interest. When establishing whether you are acting in the client’s best interest, you need to ensure the decisions...

What is the difference between a Lasting Power of Attorney and a Deputyship Order?

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Both Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyship Orders, are legal documents created to provide people with legal authority to make decisions on behalf of someone who has lost mental capacity. A Lasting Power of Attorney allows you to nominate someone...

What is the Court of Protection?

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The Court of Protection is a court which makes decisions or appoints someone (a 'deputy’), to help make decisions on behalf of a person (a ‘donor’) who lacks mental capacity. Anybody can apply to become a deputy; however, they must be...