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What Happens if You Don’t Have a Power of Attorney?
Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. If there comes a time in the future when you don’t have the mental capacity to make or communicate your own decisions, and you haven’t created a valid lasting power of attorney or enduring power of attorney, it may be necessary for the Court of Protection to become involved. What happens if I lose capacity and don’t have a power of attorney? If you’re married or in a civil partnership, you may…
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Will Writing Services by SLS Wills and More
Wills by nature are not something people think about a lot and are often associated with the later part of life. Recent research carried out by Royal London, YouGov, IRN Research and Orchard has revealed some interesting statistics about wills, including: 4 million adults do not know where to begin when it comes to writing a will. Around 54% of adults do not have a will. Six in 10 (59%) parents do not have a will or have one that is out of date. Every adult needs to make a will even if you do not have any assets of value to leave behind, because a will deals with…