5 Key Reasons to have a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
- 21st Feb 2019
1.Your next of kin does not have an automatic right to make decisions about your Health and Welfare 2.This covers decisions about medical treatment you receive, where/how your receive care, where you live, what you eat/drink and so on. 3.A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for Health and Welfare is a legal document that allows […]
By Stephen Attree
MLP Law
1.Your next of kin does not have an automatic right to make decisions about your Health and Welfare
2.This covers decisions about medical treatment you receive, where/how your receive care, where you live, what you eat/drink and so on.
3.A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for Health and Welfare is a legal document that allows you to choose a trusted friend, relative or professional to act on your behalf to make decisions about your Health and Welfare if you lose capacity
4.The LPA includes a specific instruction relating to life sustaining treatment; if there is no attorney appointed, then Doctors could withdraw or continue life sustaining treatment against your wishes without consulting with the Court
5.It has become increasingly difficult for medical staff to check every decision relating to Health and Welfare with family members unless there is a specific attorney appointed
For further information, please call Laura Willis – Wills, Trusts and Probate Associate on 0161 926 1538
About the expert
Stephen Attree
Managing Partner
Stephen is the Owner of MLP Law and leads our Commercial, IP and Dispute Resolution teams which provide advice on all aspects of the law relating to mergers, acquisitions, financing, re-structuring, complex commercial contracts, standard trading terms, share options, shareholder and partnership agreements, commercial dispute resolution, joint venture and partnering arrangements, IT and Technology law, Intellectual Property, EU and competition law, Brexit and GDPR.
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