The attorney’s powers. You can give your attorney different powers, depending on what you want them to be able to do. You can give them: General power, which allows them to do most things with your ...

Enduring power of attorney is a way of legally giving another person or people the ability to make decisions about your property and finances on your behalf. You are here: Enduring power of attorney ...

An enduring power of attorney gives you the peace of mind that people you trust will make decisions for you in line with your known preferences if you lose the capacity to do so for yourself.

There's hardly a family in Ireland untouched by Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Aside from the trauma of dealing with these diseases, the situation can be made even more stressful ...

Power of attorney in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, EPAs are still used. They can be ordinary power of attorneys if the donor retains capacity. If the donor lacks capacity, only an enduring ...

Just 6pc of Irish adults have an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) in place – which leaves people at greater risk of abuse and exploitation if they lack capacity to make decisions due to illness ...

Over 70% of applicants (donors) have chosen not to instruct a solicitor to create and register their Enduring Power of Attorney for them according to the DSS which has also been keen to highlight ...

The presumption of mental capacity to which you refer is set down in the 2016 Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act – or , at least, I presume that’s your reference point.

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service says: “Whilst not essential, it is strongly advised that donors and attorneys should seek legal advice in regard to creating an Enduring Power of ...