An Enduring Power of Attorney is a separate legal document that authorises another person to act on your behalf during your lifetime, particularly if you lose legal capacity to make decisions for yourself. You can choose someone that you trust to ‘stand in your shoes’ to make financial and legal decisions for you, rather than someone the government may appoint to make those decisions on your behalf.
You cannot make a power of attorney after you lose legal capacity, so it is important to make an enduring power of attorney before this happens so that your financial affairs will be managed by someone you know and trust.
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