When a person is appointed an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney, they take on a significant responsibility. For some, this can be a daunting prospect.
An attorney makes certain decisions on behalf of a person (the ‘donor’) who no longer has the mental capacity to make decisions...
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We all know that planning for the future is a really sensible move. But it’s something many people put off. Planning for what life may have in store isn’t always seen as a priority; it may even be something you’d rather not think about.
Uncertain as the future is, there can be rea...
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This year’s festive period is a time like no other in our lives so far.
As families grapple with truly difficult decisions about where to spend the big day, who to invite and who to exclude, separated parents will also have the perennial question in mind: how much time will I get with the chi...
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For many people, the coronavirus pandemic has brought into focus the fragility of life. It has also been a lesson in just how quickly the things we all consider to be ‘normal’ can be taken away from daily life.
Now, imagine if you were to lose mental capacity and become unab...
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It’s a sign of these times that planning may seem rather futile. Uncertainty is rife, and most of us are resigned to putting arrangements on hold for the time being.
However, life goes on and as Family Law solicitors, we are continuing to see the pressures that are on families, whether compou...
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If you have been injured and it was someone else’s fault, the law is geared up to help put things right. While a sum of money will not fix your broken leg or make a scar disappear, it is intended (as best as possible) to make up for what has happened.
But before getting to the compensation st...
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If you have been through a separation you will probably have felt emotions ranging from anger, to sadness, to relief.
It can be near impossible for those feelings to be hidden entirely and nor should they be. However from time to time, harm can come from things said and done during and after a divo...
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Calling time on the bank of mum and dad?
The current stamp duty holiday may be one major reason to consider a climb up the property ladder. But for first-time buyers, news in recent weeks that one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders, Nationwide, has temporarily tightened its rules around dep...
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Accidents happen. It’s a well worn saying usually intended to help put minor events into perspective.
But where someone else is to blame for an accident, particularly one that has serious consequences, that shouldn’t simply be accepted as one of life’s inevitabilities. In a legal...
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Family life has been tested in all sorts of ways by COVID-19.
One is where separated parents cannot agree on arrangements for their children. In the early days of the pandemic, this was mainly about where the child should live and whether (and how) that child should maintain contact with both paren...
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