have you given anyone power of attorney?
I did it so my kids would be ok if I didn't die
It was expensive but I think worthwhile
(sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 11:15, archived)

My aunt did that
Her eldest siphoned £40k from the sale of the house into her own account
( Smash Monkey 2 The damp spastic, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 11:17, archived)

oops!
mine's in joint names so they'd have to conspire
and they don't like each other but both love my kids
(sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 11:29, archived)

What a fucker.

( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 12:29, archived)

She got what she deserved
She's dead
( Smash Monkey 2 The damp spastic, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 13:34, archived)

Great closing line to a novel

( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 15:25, archived)

Or a biography of Thatcher.

( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 15:43, archived)

Naah.
LPA is a pain to set up. Solicitors will charge up to a grand. Me and partner have enough stuff set up in join names that it wouldn't be a huge issue to deal with things for each other and we don't have any kids. I don't trust the cat enough. She's very young.
( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 12:29, archived)

fair

(sticklebricks it's you daddy!, Wed 2 Oct 2024, 12:50, archived)