Court of Protection
The Court of Protection protects the vulnerable and steps in when an individual lacks capacity to deal with their property and/or personal welfare.
Our specialist lawyers at Cripps have many year’s experience of dealing with the Court of Protection and the work carried out by our team includes:
- Preparing Deputy Applications
- Acting as a Deputy under a Property and Affairs Deputy order
- Advising Deputies who require assistance in carrying out their role
- Preparing Deputy accounts
- Preparing Statutory Will applications
- Preparing all other applications to the Court of Protection, including applications for gifts and settlements
- Preparing and registering LPAs
- Registering existing EPAs
- Advising clients about opposing registration of EPAs and LPAs
- Revoking LPAs and EPAs
- Advising parties involved in disputes and contested applications to the Court of Protection
- Preparing tax returns
One of our Partners, Anne Lewis, is on the panel of approved deputies and acts as a court appointed deputy.
If you are not familiar with what is involved in dealing with the Court of Protection and the changes brought about by the Mental Capacity Act 2005, you and your clients may benefit from the advice and support that our specialists can provide.
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