Having one is not the same as it working
The common problems are not in the wording, they are in how it was signed, who was told, and whether anybody can find it.
Is your Lasting Power of Attorney actually ready?
Most people who have one have never checked the practical details that decide whether it works when it is needed. A short free readiness check. No account required. The number of questions and completion time may vary depending on your answers.
Check yoursFree, about three minutes, and no account needed to see your result.
How it works
- 1Answer questions about what you have and how it was done.
- 2See which practical steps are missing, most important first.
- 3Take the list to a lawyer, or fix the simple ones yourself.
Lasting Power of Attorney readiness check
Question 1 of 2
Why this matters
It can only be fixed while you are well
This is the one document that cannot be corrected once it is needed, because by then you can no longer sign a new one.
The alternative is not nothing
Without one, who manages your affairs is decided by the public guardianship system rather than by you.
No account, no email required
Answer the questions and read the result. Nothing else happens unless you want it to.
Questions
- Will this tell me if my lasting power of attorney is valid?
- No, and you should be wary of anything that claims it can. Validity is a legal judgement that depends on your document, your circumstances and current law. This checks the practical things you can confirm yourself, such as whether the witnesses were present together and whether anybody knows where the document is. Those are where problems most often arise, but a good result here is not a guarantee, and anything involving the law should be confirmed with a lawyer.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It is a practical checklist. We do not describe the legal requirements as settled law, because they have conditions and exceptions and they change, and a confident wrong answer here would only be discovered when it was too late to correct.
- I do not have one. Is this still useful?
- Yes. It will tell you what one needs to cover and what to ask a lawyer for, which makes the appointment shorter and cheaper.
- Do you keep my answers?
- They produce your result. They are not sold and not shared.
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