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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

Ageing is expected in any population and looking after elderly relatives is only one part of this community wide problem. People of any age who are rendered unable to look after themselves properly as a result of disease or accident can also need help and assistance in dealings regarding their money and belongings, as well as in dealings regarding their well being and healthcare.

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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

My elderly parents have expressed interest in giving me lasting powers of attorney. On reasearching the subject, it appears that there are two types. The Personal and Welfare lasting powers of attorney allows a person to hand over the decision-making powers in regard to their healthcare and welfare to a responsible person of their choosing. The Property and Affairs lasting powers of attorney allows a person to hand over the decision-making powers in regard to their property and affairs to a responsible person of their choosing.

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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

My solicitor has advised me that a lasting powers of attorney allows someone to give an attorney of their choice the power to make certain decisions on their behalf. This is usually done while the person is still able to make their own decisions, but with the possibility in mind that they may not be able to in the future. Not sure if I’m even ready to think about this yet.

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Published: 3rd June 2009 Source: Harriet Mayer, www.guardian.co.uk

Power of attorney is being simplified and the cost is falling, so there’s no excuse to put it off any longer, says Harriet Meyer

Given that many of us will develop health problems as we get older, and may even be struck down in the prime of life by accident or illness, arranging for someone to have legal control over our finances and health decisions can be invaluable. This is known as lasting power of attorney (LPA).

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Published: 2nd June 2009 Source: Harriet Mayer, www.guardian.co.uk

A third of us die without a will. Apart from being a problem for your family, the only winner will be the state.

Dying intestate – without writing a will – risks leaving your estate in the wrong hands and a larger slice with the taxman than necessary.

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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

I recently discovered the UK will register whilst surfing the net. The UK will registers’ chairman is a former president of the Law Society and until I stumbled upon it I was totally unaware of the purpose of a UK will register. I believe it’s the will register that has actually now gone online.

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