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We will always advise with compassion and clarity. Our team are experts in Court of Protection matters. We have years of experience advising in situations where someone can no longer manage their affairs, covering two key areas: 🔹 Welfare: This includes decisions such as where someone should live, what type of care they should receive and much more 🔹 Property and Financial affairs: access to money to pay bills and debts and honour the financial commitments and needs of someone who lacks capacity For empathetic advice delivered with understanding and care, get in touch today. #CourtOfProtection #NorthEastLegalAdvice #Gateshead #Whickham #Jarrow

Estate planning can fall by the wayside for single people and couples who don’t have children. However, the need to make a will for financial and welfare reasons is still just strong. Find out how you can use CTT to tailor your services and capture this undervalued client base here: https://ow.ly/pAgU50RgVFs

Compliance Reminder: Form 5500 must be filed by July 31st for calendar year health and welfare plans subject to ERISA. Form 5500 is required for plans with 100 or more participants on the first day of the plan year. Fines for noncompliance can add up quickly and may come from both the IRS and Department of Labor (DOL). IRS fines can amount to $250/day with a maximum of $150,000, while the DOL can assess fines of $2,586/day, with no maximum. If additional time is required, an extension may be filed on Form 5558 extending the deadline to October 15th. Need assistance or have questions? Contact us for additional guidance. #compliance #Form5500

Having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place for your property and financial affairs, and your health & welfare is always preferred. However, as discussed in our previous blog post (https://lnkd.in/evXdF3sD), Lasting Powers can only be made when you still have capacity. So what happens when you need someone to look after your affairs but there isn’t a Lasting Power of Attorney? In this latest blog, we’ll explore the main types of deputyships and how they differ from LPAs. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e79QSES9 Almas Patankar

What essential information should I be aware of regarding Lasting Power of Attorney? You can grant authority to a trusted individual to manage your financial affairs and make decisions regarding your personal health and welfare in times when you are unable to do so or have lost the capacity. This is achieved by appointing them as your Attorney. There are two kinds of Lasting Power. 🔘 Financial affairs. 🔘Health and personal welfare. Our team can provide you with advice and assistance on how and who you can appoint as an Attorney, act as a certificate provider, and arrange for the document to be registered with the Public Guardians Office. Find out more here > https://buff.ly/3GlVO83 #PowerOfAttorney #WillsAndProbate #Worthing #ARBrown

ELENI YITBAREK, PEP Research Fellow, shares why #womeninleadership matter: "Women's unique insights and life experiences can lead to research initiatives that contribute to improving welfare, including social justice that can benefit all." #InternationalWomensDay

In an era where personal autonomy and the right to make informed decisions about one’s health and welfare are paramount, understanding the mechanisms that allow people to maintain control even when they may no longer have the capacity to make decisions is crucial. Two key tools in this regard are Health and Welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) and Advanced Directives (also known as Living Wills). These legal instruments ensure that wishes regarding medical treatment and personal care are respected and followed, even if you become incapacitated. Lets take a look at the differences in order that you can assist your client to make the right decision for them. Read the blog here; https://lnkd.in/etDQpFB4 #lastingpowerofattorney #LPA

The purpose of the Court of Protection is to help those who no longer have the mental ability to make their own decisions concerning their finances, affairs, and welfare. We can help you: ☑️ Apply for Deputyship ☑️ Fulfill your duties (e.g Paying for care, accessing state benefits, making wills and more) To find out more about how we can help head to: https://lnkd.in/ez24d3z2 #CourtOfProtection #Deputyship

Health and Welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) and Advanced Directives (also known as Living Wills) are legal instruments that can be created to ensure that wishes regarding medical treatment and personal care are respected and followed, even if a person becomes incapacitated. Take a look at the blog to find out what the differences are in order that you can assist your client to make the right decisions for them. https://lnkd.in/eH9xuun7 #lastingpowersofattorney #advanceddirective

Check out this ready reckoner prepared by the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office, based on Revenue and Department of Social Protection data, which shows readers the estimated annual cost of various tax and welfare options. Estimates of indexation costs and the costs of additional Public Servants are also included, based on PBO calculation. #SeeForYourself 📑- https://oir.ie/66e6410