The important thing to remember is that you cannot set up or prepare power of attorney on someone else’s behalf. When you prepare a lasting power of attorney, you are named the ‘donor’. This refers to the fact that you are giving the power to make decisions on your behalf to someone else, i.e. the attorney/ attorneys. It is therefore extremely important that you begin this process while you still have sufficient capacity to make the relevant decisions in this matter. Power of attorney is not … [Read more...]