What is Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you to appoint someone you trust to make decisions and act on your behalf if you lose the mental ability to make these decisions yourself in the future.
By making an LPA, you appoint someone you trust to make decisions on your personal welfare and/or property & affairs matters if you lose the ability to do so yourself.
What Is A Court-Appointed Deputy
A Deputy is appointed by the court to make certain decisions on behalf of a person who lacks mental capacity when the person has not made a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and has no Donee to decide on his behalf in respect of those decisions.
A Deputy can be an individual or a licensed trust company under the Trust Companies Act (Cap.336), as prescribed by the Mental Capacity Regulations.
Please visit this link to find out more about deputyship.
For more information on LPA and deputyship, please refer to the links below. (Source: Ministry of Social and Family Development website)
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