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"When my Aunt was formally assessed and deemed to be incapable of any longer acting on her own behalf, or indeed living on her own for even the shortest period of time, my family was devastated. It was all so completely unexpected. I decided to consult George Ide, LLP, who had been my Aunt’s solicitors for some years and who had acted for two generations of her family, as well as her deceased sister. When I met with Ursula Watt, a solicitor qualified to take appointments as Deputy under the auspices of the Court of Protection, and her colleague, Stephen Shine, I was both impressed and reassured as well as comforted by their professionalism, practicality, and sense of urgency. I have also found that "legal process" does not always exclude human empathy. More than that, however, I have found myself included in the process and consulted and informed of what is going on so that I have retained an important sense of involvement and responsibility for my Aunt's affairs, without being burdened by responsibility. "
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You "…have been a pleasure to work with, helpful, knowledgeable, courteous, efficient and understanding. Your service has exceeded expectations".
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Deputyship

George Ide LLP's deputyship solicitors can work to advance the best interests of vulnerable people who lack the capacity to manage their own personal and financial affairs.

When is a deputy needed?

Accident or illness, such as a brain injury or dementia, can occur at any time and lead to the person affected losing the ability to manage his or her own affairs.

In the event that the affected person has not made arrangements for this possibility by appointing a lasting power of attorney, it will be necessary that an application for deputyship be made to the Court of Protection.

An application is a five-stage process made up of the following:

  1. An application form (COP1)
  2. Annex A - Supporting information (COP1A)
  3. A medical assessment (COP3)
  4. A deputy declaration (COP4)
  5. A Court fee £400 (however, in some instances this may be waivable)

Once this has been successful, the deputy will then have the power to act on behalf of the injured or ill person to ensure that his or her care costs are met and that other financial and personal affairs are managed in a way that is in keeping with his or her best interests.

Managing a settlement

Our deputyship solicitors also act in cases where the Protected Person has received a clinical negligence or accident compensation settlement and needs on-going management of his or her funds.

Additionally, we are happy to provide statements setting out the initial and continuing costs of deputyship.

George Ide LLP deputyship solicitors

Whether you would like help in ensuring a successful deputyship application or would like one of our specialist solicitors to save you the time and stress of deputyship by acting as a professional deputy, feel free to discuss your circumstances with us.

You can contact our deputyship solicitors in one of two ways. Either call us at our Chichester or Bognor offices or email one of our partners featured on this page.

Contact
Ursula Watt
Partner, Head of Private Client Department
01243 813500
ursula.watt@georgeide.co.uk

Office:

52 North Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1NQ
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