Elderly Client Services
OLDER CLIENT LEGAL SERVICES & ADVICE NEWCASTLE
With an increasing proportion of the population thankfully living longer, different legal considerations have now arisen for this section of the population and it can be vitally important for older clients, both for their own benefit and the benefit of their loved ones, to have expert legal advice relevant to their particular needs.
In addition to issues surrounding planning for long term care requirements, mental capacity can be another big issue
How can we help
- Care fee planning
- Advice on nursing home contracts and Local Authority funding
- Dealing with insurance issues on policies previously taken out
- Enduring or lasting Powers of Attorney
- Court of Protection
- Trusts, tax and lifetime giving
What decisions can an attorney make with a welfare LPA
This is a complex area and specific legal advice may well be advisable but in summary, the types of decisions an attorney can generally make include :-
- Where and who with the donor should live
- day-to-day care
- Consent or refusal of medical care
Advice on creating a family trust
In basic terms, trusts are useful for transferring legal ownership of assets and making provision for beneficial ownership.
There are many different types of trust, but the most common in this area of law are :-
- Life Interest Trusts
- Discretionary Trusts
Trust Administration
Once the trust has been set up, trustees have duties to the beneficiaries.
Please contact Newcastle solicitors for more in-depth advice and costings on any of the areas highlighted above.