by Ade Oduyemi | Oct 10, 2021 | children's savings, Inheritance Tax Planning, lasting power of attorney, Will Writing
Sally wanted to talk about making inheritance tax children’s gifts when I visited her to amend her will on the birth of her four-week-old grandson, Josh. She asked me if I had a pension. ‘Non-sequitur,’ I thought. It was her opening for a discussion on the... by Ade Oduyemi | Sep 17, 2021 | lasting power of attorney
Lasting Power of Attorney, why would I want one? I get asked often: ‘why have a lasting power of attorney?’. Can you tell the Future? Do you know the future?Are you sure you’ll not endure serious ill health? Do you know you’ll not be victim of a dreadful accident?Do... by Ade Oduyemi | Sep 13, 2021 | lasting power of attorney, lpa, Will Writing Blog
Without an LPA Not having lasting powers of attorney (LPA), Mrs Figg and her husband had settled into their twilight years. Retired from their jobs, stable and well paid – employment the likes of which the youth of their social background today could barely dream. The... by Ade Oduyemi | Sep 8, 2021 | intestacy, Last Will and Testament, lasting power of attorney, will, Wills
We should talk about what intestacy rules mean because there is a big hoo-ha every year. Every summer, you’ll hear it when you turn on the newspaper and when you open the television. Every year with the certainty with which the mushrooms follow the rain, there is a... by Ade Oduyemi | Sep 2, 2021 | lasting power of attorney, Will Writing
The sad tale of the policeman Paul Briggs demonstrates what happens without power of attorney. Generally, Court of Protection cases are private. In ordinary circumstances, you or I would never have heard of Paul Briggs. Meet Mr Briggs Mr Briggs joined the army at 16;... by Ade Oduyemi | Aug 23, 2021 | lasting power of attorney, Will Writing Blog
Q: I’ve a question about our joint account and power of attorney. Why go to the bother of joint bank accounts and lasting power of attorney? My husband and I have a joint bank account. If either of us became incapable, then the other person would continue...