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Michelle Egan
Michelle Egan Community member Posts: 4 Connected
in Children, parents, and families
Has any one done a power of attorney  for there dissable son - daughter  incase you was to have an accident  and unable to look after them anymore
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  • forgoodnesssake
    forgoodnesssake Community member Posts: 507 Pioneering
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    Yes.  But do you mean giving power of attorney to someone else? (not you)   We have POA, financial only for my 22 year old son so that we can help him with financial stuff.  But we cannot have the welfare one as he has capacity, so he is able to make his own decisions.  My son's POA has me, his dad and his older brother named on it.

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  • Michelle Egan
    Michelle Egan Community member Posts: 4 Connected
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    Poa is so that my son is looked after if we suddenly have to stop caring for him
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  • forgoodnesssake
    forgoodnesssake Community member Posts: 507 Pioneering
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    You probably need some specialist advice about this...not sure it would be a POA, but more of a guardianship or appointee?  Depends a lot on the age of your child and whether or not they have (mental) capacity.

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  • Michelle Egan
    Michelle Egan Community member Posts: 4 Connected
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    Thanks i appreciate this i will speak to our social worker 
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