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A Power of Attorney is a legal document authorising someone(s) you trust - friend, relative or professional, to conduct your affairs on your behalf. Either now or later should you become mentally incapable of managing your affairs yourself.
A Power of Attorney can be created to allow another to not only manage your financial affairs (this can be a general power of attorney which can only be utilised whilst you have mental capacity or property and affairs Lasting Power of Attorney which can be used on all occasions once it has been registered. You can also create a welfare Lasting Power of Attorney which enables those appointed to take decisions regarding your personal welfare and medical treatment etc. This power again can only be utilised once registered.
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