At O’Reilly Doherty & Co we have experience in preparing enduring powers of attorney for our clients. This document allows the attorney or attorney’s to make decisions on the donor’s behalf once they are no longer fully mentally capable of making decisions themself. The powers granted in an EPA can be wide ranging. They may include personal care decisions such as deciding where and with whom the donor will live, who they should see or not see and what training or rehabilitation they should receive.
Aside from personal care decisions an enduring power of attorney can grant the attorney the power to make decisions relating to the donor’s assets including any property they own. However, the donor can decide to specifically exclude any of these powers when executing an enduring power of attorney or can make the attorney’s powers subject to any reasonable conditions and restrictions.
The procedure for creating an enduring power of attorney can be complex, however we can advise you fully in relation to the procedures.