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    15 Mar 2018

    Once I am appointed as a Deputy can I make all decisions on behalf of the persons?

    Court of Protection

    Andrea Beesley-Hewitt

    Wills, Trusts and Probate

    • You have no authority if you believe that the person concerned has capacity to make the decision(s)
    • Where decisions conflict with that of an Attorney
    • No power to make a Will
    • No power to undertake Inheritance Tax planning
    • No power to sell a jointly owned property

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