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Daphne Frank’s devasting account of her mother falling victim to a predatory marriage highlights the need for better protection of vulnerable people who could be targeted by abusers. For more information - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57405590

As a business owner, it is vital for you to consider what might happen to your business if you were not able to make decisions due to:

• lack of mental capacity, an illness, an injury or a medical condition that means that you may no longer have the capacity to act
• an accident that might make you temporally unable to make decisions and run the business
• or, if you are not able to sign the paperwork due to spending a lot of time abroad.

The documentary “Kate Garraway: Finding Derek” that aired recently highlighted the struggles TV presenter Kate has faced since her husband, Derek Draper, was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 in March 2020. Kate has openly spoken on several occasions about the financial issues she has faced about being unable to access accounts in Derek’s name without a power of attorney.

The importance of putting in place a Health & Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) has certainly come to the fore during the Covid-19 pandemic. This document allows you to appoint a person or persons of your choosing to make medical and care decisions for you, should you become incapable of making them for yourself.

What happens when your loved one with special needs reaches the age of 18?

What happens if your husband or wife, mother or father, brother or sister… suddenly lose the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves?