Powers of Attorney Tag Archives - Swindon Will Writing Swindon Will Writing where planning for the future security of your family is our priority Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:37:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/favicon.gif Powers of Attorney Tag Archives - Swindon Will Writing 32 32 The Sandwich Generation https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/the-sandwich-generation/ https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/the-sandwich-generation/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:46:36 +0000 https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/?p=1339 Are you caring for ageing parents while raising children of your own? If you're part of the 'sandwich generation', it's more important than ever to have the right legal protections in place. Discover how Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney can help safeguard your loved ones and give you valuable peace of mind.

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]]> https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/the-sandwich-generation/feed/ 0 All about Lasting Powers of Attorney https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/all-about-lasting-powers-of-attorney/ https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/all-about-lasting-powers-of-attorney/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:08:19 +0000 https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/?p=1269 A Lasting Power of Attorney isn't just for later life – it's an essential part of protecting yourself and your loved ones. Learn how LPAs work, the two different types available, and why putting them in place now can save your family stress, uncertainty and costly delays in the future.

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]]> https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/all-about-lasting-powers-of-attorney/feed/ 0 I’ve got a Lasting Power of Attorney. Do I Need a Living Will Too? https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/ive-got-a-lasting-power-of-attorney-do-i-need-a-living-will-too/ https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/ive-got-a-lasting-power-of-attorney-do-i-need-a-living-will-too/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:47:20 +0000 https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/?p=1127 I’ve got a Lasting Power of Attorney. Do I Need a Living Will Too? Before we look at the question of whether you need a Living Will as well as a Lasting Power of Attorney, let’s have a look at what characterises the two things. A Living Will, or Advanced Decision, lets you say no to certain medical treatment, should you, at some future point, not be able to decide for yourself. On the other hand, a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for health and welfare has a wider remit. It appoints attorneys to act for you to make decisions […]

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]]> https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/ive-got-a-lasting-power-of-attorney-do-i-need-a-living-will-too/feed/ 0 WHY YOUR MUM NEEDS A POWER OF ATTORNEY NOW! https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/why-your-mum-needs-a-power-of-attorney-now/ https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/why-your-mum-needs-a-power-of-attorney-now/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:11:53 +0000 https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/?p=540 WHY YOUR MUM NEEDS A POWER OF ATTORNEY NOW! From time to time I speak at networking events about Lasting Powers of Attorney and am often asked questions. So, I’ve decided to put fingers to keyboard and go through some of the common ones. My hope is that this will help your mum understand why she should get a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place. If you’re an adult offspring you and your mum need to talk about sorting her LPA out. And, the sooner the better – because one never knows! WHAT IS A POWER OF ATTORNEY? An […]

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]]> https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/why-your-mum-needs-a-power-of-attorney-now/feed/ 0 WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE WORTH LIVING? https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/what-makes-your-life-worth-living/ https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/what-makes-your-life-worth-living/#respond Sun, 01 Apr 2018 08:21:26 +0000 https://swindonwillwriting.co.uk/?p=332 WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE WORTH LIVING? I’ve recently finished reading When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. I chose to read it because I knew that it asked the Big Questions. You know the ones: what gives life meaning, what’s the meaning of life, and how to face death and come to terms with it. This book also resonates with me on personal and professional levels. Sometimes, and more often than I should be, I’m the first person my clients have spoken to about end-of-life care, what quality of life means to them, and what sort of decisions they would […]

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