Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars preventing the grant of a decree...
Online divorceOn 6 May 2018 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched its online divorce service nationwide for the public acting as litigants in person....
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
This Practice Note sets out the basic principles to be applied when drafting a financial consent order including the preparation and structure of the...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
Online divorceWhere a divorce is proceeding via the online service note that while rules relating to divorce proceedings are generally to be found in...
Health and care LPAs and deputyships—comparison of attorney and deputy powersA person who makes a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is commonly referred...
Deputyship—the deputy’s duties and powersDutiesThe duties of court-appointed deputies are set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) and the...
Practical first steps on deputyship appointment—property and affairs deputyThis Practice Note provides a practical guide to the initial steps that a...
Data protection obligations for attorneys and deputiesThe UK’s data protection provisions as from 31 December 2020In the UK from 11pm on 31 December...
Deputyship returns and accountsFor all those appointed by the Court of Protection to act as a deputy for property and financial affairs or health and...
The deputyship orderOrder appointing the deputyUnless the application and notification procedure give rise to any queries or objections, and provided...
Financial LPAs and deputyships—comparison of attorney and deputy powersA person who makes a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is commonly referred to as...
Choosing the deputyAlthough the Court of Protection (the court) can make a one-off order in respect of a person who lacks capacity, this is not always...
Application to appoint a deputyAlthough the Court of Protection (the court) can make a one-off order in respect of a person who lacks capacity, this...
Under section 18(1)(i) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005), the Court of Protection may authorise the execution of a Will for P, which, under...
Duties of court-appointed deputiesThe duties of a court-appointed deputy are set out in:•the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005)•the Mental Capacity...
A deputy holds power on behalf of a protected person (someone who is not capable of managing their own affairs) pursuant to an order of the Court of...
Dear Dr [insert name of GP]Re: [insert name of patient]We are instructed on behalf of [insert name of proposed deputy] and understand that the above...
The scope of a deputy's powers will depend on the terms of the Order by which the deputy is appointed. The deputy is typically given general authority...
An attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney (Property & Financial Affairs) may decide on all any matters concerning the donor’s property so may sell...
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