UK Law question

[DeanBrown3D]

Hello all,

I'm in a bit of a grind here. My mother passed away recently, and my Dad is potentially on the way to Alzheimers, though he can still think for himself for the most part. However, he can be bullied into making bad decisions.

Now, if my brother wanted to gain Lasting Power of Attorney over my Dad's house and finances without my consent, could he do this? Or is it that all siblings have to be consulted legally. I assume from some research online that he could gain PoA for himself.

If this is the case, what could I do? Can I get my father to revoke this? Or grant another PoA to override the first one?

I'm only asking because I personally don't want anyone (yet) to gain PoA from my father, but if it has to happen then I want to be a part of it also so that I can make sure any decisions are in his best interests.

Cheers for any help and sorry for the blunt nature of this thread, but I know there are some good lawyers on this forum!

-Dean

 

[ptschram]

I don't know about the UK, but one way maybe to have your father declared incompetent and a guardian appointed. Guardians are often supervised by a judge and every expenditure has to be approved.

Guardian of "person and estate" reaches far beyond simple POA.

BTDT, but in the US.

Sorry for your loss. I lost my mother 15 years ago and thank God, my dad is still in pretty good shape and hopefully good for some more years.

 

[Le shed]

I don't know if this is any help at all. My mother is 89, today...whoohoo!,
and all my family are still in the U.K. When mum got too old to look after herself she moved into a retirement home and my three sisters applied for POA. They always got everything anyway so no change there. I was sent a form by mums solicitor which is Form LPA001 10.07 and titled
Notice of intention to apply for registration of a lasting Power of Attorney.
I was sent a copy of this and had 5 weeks from the day notice was given to object to the POA. The person the POA is for has to sign it and it is the Solicitors job to contact you and get your response.
I hope that that is some help.
Good luck
Bill B

 

[roverMc]

In U.S. your sibling and your father could visit a lawyer and declare your sibling the POA. I'm not a lawyer, but I've seen it done.

 

[DeanBrown3D]

Ok well thank you all for your kind words and advice. I hope things will quieten down, but a little reasearch has provided some comfort.

Cheers

Dean