https://www.thegazette.co.uk/wills-and- ... ent/100522
Looks like having your great-uncle as a witness could be potentially problematic.
"Anyone can be a witness to the signing of a will, as long as they are over the age of 18 and are not blind. A witness does not have to be a professional person, and they are not required to have any special qualifications.Pennie wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:47 amhttps://www.thegazette.co.uk/wills-and- ... ent/100522
Looks like having your great-uncle as a witness could be potentially problematic.
Crikey. An unregistered LPA should not have been accepted - direct contravention of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005 which states an LPA has to be registered by the OPG in order to be valid by law:bowlingbun wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:58 pmActually, it is NOT useless, because it clearly shows the intention of the "donor".
I used my copy of mum's LPA, awaiting finalisation, on a number of occasions, especially when dealing with the medical profession.
Hi Jane,Janey_S wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:53 pmHi
Not sure if I've followed properly, but regarding the LPA, copies are only valid after the LPA has been registered and returned to you. The copy then needs to be of the registered LPA, and certified by the donor by writing:
"I certify this is a true and complete copy of the corresponding page of the original lasting power of attorney.”
and on the final page also “I certify this is a true and complete copy of the lasting power of attorney.”
Every page needs to be signed and dated.
Any copy that isn't of an original LPA which has been registered and returned by the OPG - stamped ‘VALIDATED-OPG’ - is useless.
As long as the form is filled out correctly, the donor has capacity and the necessary procedures followed, the LPA will be registered - it's not a 'we'll decide whether you can have it' thing.
Regarding the will, as people have said, the LPA is entirely unconnected. That will be a matter of having the will naming you as executor and then applying for probate. Banks will generally release funds for a funeral on receipt of a death certificate and will.
Jane