Enduring Power of Attorney Solicitor Swords
Plan ahead and protect your future
An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) allows you to choose someone you trust to make certain decisions on your behalf if you are unable to make those decisions yourself in the future.
Putting an EPA in place can give you and your family reassurance that your wishes are clearly documented and that someone you trust can act on your behalf should the need arise.
At Shannons Solicitors, we help clients in Swords and across North County Dublin understand the Enduring Power of Attorney process and put the appropriate arrangements in place.
What Is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
An Enduring Power of Attorney is a legal arrangement that allows you to appoint another person, known as your Attorney, to make specified decisions on your behalf if you lose decision-making capacity.
Depending on the arrangement, this may relate to your property and financial affairs, personal welfare or other decisions covered by the EPA.
Why Make an Enduring Power of Attorney?
None of us knows what the future may bring.
An EPA allows you to plan ahead while you are able to make your own decisions and choose the person or people you would trust to act on your behalf.
Without appropriate arrangements in place, dealing with a person's affairs after they lose capacity can be more complicated for their family.
How We Can Help
Shannons Solicitors can guide you through the process, including:
Explaining how an Enduring Power of Attorney works
Discussing your individual circumstances
Helping you consider who to appoint
Preparing the necessary legal documentation
Explaining the decisions your Attorney may make
Assisting with registration with the Decision Support Service
Advising on related decision-support arrangements
We'll explain the process clearly and make sure you understand the decisions you are making.
Enduring Power of Attorney and the Decision Support Service
Enduring Powers of Attorney in Ireland are governed by the current decision-support framework and are registered with the Decision Support Service.
There are specific legal and capacity requirements involved in creating an EPA. We can explain what is required and guide you through the relevant steps.
What If an Enduring Power of Attorney Can No Longer Be Made?
An EPA must be put in place while the person making it has the necessary decision-making capacity.
Where this is no longer possible, another legal arrangement may be required, such as an application for the appointment of a Decision-Making Representative.
Shannons Solicitors can advise families on the options available.
Please note: Before making an Appointment with Shannons Solicitors for an Enduring Power of Attorney Application you should contact your treating doctor to make sure that he is willing to sign the Mental Capacity Statement for the Donor. If this is not possible then an enduring power of attorney cannot be made.
In this situation an application for Decision Making Representative/Capacity Application will have to be made in the Circuit Court. Please see our website for further details of how we can assist.
Planning for the Future?
Speak to Shannons Solicitors in Swords about putting an Enduring Power of Attorney in place.
We'll explain the process clearly and help you take the appropriate next steps.