Attorney Pays for Lack of Attention
6th September, 2018If you accept appointment under a power of attorney, it is essential to understand the responsibilities this entails. A recent case shows what can happen if a less than thorough approach is taken. It dealt with arrangements made by a 95-year-old widower now suffering from Alzheimer's disease and resident in a care home. He had given his younger son an enduring power of attorney (EPA) in 2006, which was registered in 2013. The son acting as attorney under the EPA had for several years been his father's full-time carer and had paid...