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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 ...
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 capacity to look after their ...
In Irish law there are two types of power of attorney: Power of attorney, which may be general or specific, which ceases once the donor becomes mentally incapacitated. [28] This type is virtually identical to an ordinary 1971 Act power of attorney in England and Wales. Enduring power of attorney, which takes effect once the donor is ...
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The current form is called a lasting power of attorney. [11] It replaces the former enduring power of attorney. (No new enduring powers of attorney can be created, but those that were created before 1 October 2007 can still be registered.) Enduring power of attorney only applies to the person's finances.
Among its various roles the Court of Protection is responsible for determining disputes as to the registration of enduring powers of attorney, and Lasting Powers of Attorney, appointing new trustees, appointing deputies to manage the affairs of persons who do not have the mental capacity to make the relevant decisions, authorising certain gifts ...
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The UPOAA was designed to correct shortcomings of both the Uniform Probate Code and the Durable Power of Attorney by superseding them both. It consisted of four distinct articles: [5] The general rules governing the "creation and use" of power of attorney; The definitions used by the UPOAA; An optional form for use in granting power of attorney