Scottish Power of Attorney
Well, assuming you know anything about Powers of Attorney (and if you don't, click here) then you will know that you are placing yourself in the hands of your Attorney. You must, therefore, have absolute trust in this person and you must, therefore, ask yourself (and be honest) do I [...]
Nearly 6000 powers of attorney were registered in January, the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland (OPG) has reported. Sadly, this also resulted in the time for registration to be very lengthy as the very success of the system puts pressure on the staff. However, you can speed things up [...]
Bruce de Wert In the same way that you don’t buy life insurance to benefit yourself, making a Will and Power of Attorney is an unselfish act that benefits your family. Sadly, if you do not make a Will then you can leave a mess. That tends to [...]
Well, the answer is "it depends". If you use my MyScottishWill, the answer is "definitely, yes". If you use a Solicitor, the answer is "very probably, yes". If you use a Will form, the answer is "it depends". If you do it yourself, the answer is "probably not". There is [...]
Bruce de Wert Anyone made the executor of a Scottish will or given a Scottish power of attorney share similar responsibilities to the person appointing them. They need to do what the granter wants and what is in the granter’s best interests. The difference, however, is that [...]
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is criticising the current arrangements for the granting of Powers of Attorney in Scotland. This was in response to a case involving a couple who granted a Power and the Attorney subsequently kept them short of money and clothing. […]
Beware the Internet and the media. It is full of information about Wills and other legal titbits. Very little of it is specifically Scottish law about Scottish Wills, Scottish Powers of Attorney,etc. Most of the time you will find it is 99% about England. You can, however, find some useful [...]
Well, you don’t buy life insurance for yourself, do you? It is, on the contrary, an unselfish act. You know that, should you unexpectedly die, your loved ones will need cash to make life easy and so you take care of it. The same considerations apply to a Scottish Power [...]
