Three out of five people in the UK do not have a Will in place that details what happens to their affairs, dependents and assets once they die. Why do so many people put off making a new Will? Some people believe that their friends and family will be able to decide between them who…
Three in five people die every year without a Will. That means their assets will be dispersed under the strict Rules of Intestacy. Here is how that plays out. Did the person who died have a spouse or civil partner? (Cohabitees NEVER qualify) If they did and have biological or adopted children, the spouse or…
DoLS ensures that people who can’t consent to their care arrangements in a care home or a hospital are protected if those arrangements “deprive them of their liberty”. For example, some-one has gone into hospital for a routine procedure. They take a while to recover and the medication or maybe a urinary tract infection is…
LPA stands for Lasting Power of Attorney. It is a powerful legal document. It is the power of an individual to appoint some-one as their official attorney to make decisions on their behalf in the future over property, finances or even healthcare and care decisions. You can appoint an attorney at any time, you just…
Just one year on from being one of only 11% of law firms in the country to be awarded the Lexcel accreditation, JMP Solicitors sailed through the onsite re-assessment. The Law Society assessor remarked: “The firm has succeeded in implementing the high standards required by the Lexcel Quality Mark within the day to day operations…
You have recently got married Getting married revokes any previous Will. Your assets will pass to your spouse as next-of-kin. You and your partner choose to live together, “marriage is just a contract”. You are both independent from each other. “What is mine is yours is an unwritten contract” Unless you have a Will, the…
Congratulations go to co-owner of JMP Solicitors and Head of Private Client department – Yvonne Carratt – who has been honoured with becoming an Associate Member of STEP – The Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners. STEP is an organisation that aims to improve public understanding of the issues families face in relation to inheritance…
Around a million people in England and Wales are estimated to be due a refund since the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) reduced the cost of registration fees last year. If you applied to register a power of attorney between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2017 you can claim back part of the…
