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Court of Protection
The Court of Protection (CoP) is the court which looks after the affairs of those who are unable to make their own decisions because of mental incapacity. The CoP works closely with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). ). In recent years the CoP and OPG has been completely revamped.
The main roles that the CoP has in relation to helping those with mental incapacity are:
- to decide whether a person has the capacity to make a particular decision for themselves.
- to make orders or decisions for those who cannot make those decisions themselves for example making a statutory will.
- to appoint deputies to make decisions for those lacking mental capacity
- to remove deputies or attorneys who fail to carry out their duties properly.
- to decide whether a Lasting Power of Attorney or Enduring Power of Attorney is valid
Years of experience of dealing with the CoP have shown us how complicated and time consuming applications to the CoP are and how frustrating the resulting delays can be. Despite this our team of specialist lawyers can help you achieve the best result for someone close to you who lacks capacity.
To speak to someone who can help with Court of Protection matters call, email or request a call back from one of our specialist lawyers.