Powers of Attorney &
Appointments of Guardianship
Powers of Attorney and
Appointments of Guardian allow you to appoint someone you
trust to act on your behalf when you are not in a position to do
so.
If you are travelling overseas or
if you are no longer physically able to attend the management of
your financial affairs, then a Power of Attorney allows you to
appoint someone else to carry out banking and attend to business
matters on your behalf. A Power of Attorney can also be enduring
which means that if you lose mental capacity on account of brain
damage, a coma, stroke or dementia it will remain effective and
your Attorney can continue to attend to all financial matters on
your behalf.
An Appointment of Guardian allows
you to nominate in advance the person whom you trust to carry
out personal and lifestyle decisions on your behalf according to
the terms of their appointment by you. For example, if you
suffer a stroke or other debilitating medical condition or are
injured in an accident you may be unable to make decisions in
relation to such matters as the type of medical treatment or
services you receive or where you should live.
An Appointment of Guardian can
also include your wishes on end of life issues.
It is important to put these
measures in place whilst you are mentally and physically able to
do so. This will enable possible future problems to be dealt
with according to your wishes and to avoid the involvement of
the Guardianship Tribunal in appointing government bodies to
make such decisions on your behalf.
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