Topic: Incapacity
3 posts tagged “Incapacity”.
What a Lasting Power of Attorney Is
An LPA is the one estate document that works while you are alive. It names someone to manage your money and care if you lose mental capacity — and from April 2026, it is free for citizens to set up.
No LPA: The Deputyship Route
Lose mental capacity without an LPA and your family cannot simply step in. They must apply to court to be appointed your deputy — a slower, costlier process than the LPA you could have signed earlier.
The Advance Medical Directive
An AMD lets you record, in advance, that you do not want extraordinary life-sustaining treatment if you are terminally ill and unconscious. It is a narrow, voluntary document — and often misunderstood.