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  2. Lasting power of attorney - Wikipedia

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    Lasting power of attorney. Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) in English law were created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and came into effect on 1 October 2007. The LPA replaced the former enduring powers of attorney (EPA) which were narrower in scope. [ 1] Their purpose is to meet the needs of those who can see a time when they will lack ...

  3. Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Wikipedia

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    Revised text of statute as amended. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England and Wales. [3] Its primary purpose is to provide a legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make particular decisions for themselves.

  4. Mental capacity in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    An ordinary power of attorney is made by a person who is capacitous, and only lasts while they continue to have capacity. More usually, a power of attorney can be made when the person is capacitous that continues after they lose capacity. The current form is called a lasting power of attorney. It replaces the former enduring power of attorney ...

  5. Court of Protection - Wikipedia

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    Law of England and Wales. The Court of Protection in English law is a superior court of record created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It has jurisdiction over the property, financial affairs and personal welfare of people who lack mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.

  6. Power of attorney - Wikipedia

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    Power of attorney. A power of attorney ( POA) or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs (which may be financial or regarding health and welfare), business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the principal, grantor, or donor (of the power).

  7. Enduring power of attorney - Wikipedia

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    An enduring power of attorney (EPA) under English law is a legal authorisation to act on someone else's behalf in legal and financial matters which (unlike other kinds of power of attorney) can continue in force after the person granting it loses mental capacity, and so can be used to manage the affairs of people who have lost the ability to deal with their own affairs, without the need to ...

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