Court of Protection
Posted: January 19th, 2018, 2:00 pm
A tricky one. I am simply trying to get a handle on this.
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge of professional deputyship via The Court of Protection?
A party I know is under such an arrangement and is 'not happy', for a variety of reasons. Now I wish to emphasise that this does not necessarily mean there is any actual reason for complaint.
One perceived 'problem' is the professional fees charged. Not having any experience of knowledge of this I, if asked, would have hazarded an uninformed guess of ... a few thousand a year? They appear to be more like a couple of ten thousand a year - for a 'demanding' client.
They feel 'ripped off', don't 'trust' the solicitor and want to get rid of them. But to me that only means another solicitor. Why would they be cheaper or better? What if they were worse? A 'panel' solicitor is claimed to likely 'cost more'. The client would prefer 'Lasting Power of Attorney' (and no professional fees) but the family are out of the picture.
I realise this is all rather vague but I can't myself think of an obvious 'solution' and would just like to hear comments of any parallel experiences.
TIA
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge of professional deputyship via The Court of Protection?
A party I know is under such an arrangement and is 'not happy', for a variety of reasons. Now I wish to emphasise that this does not necessarily mean there is any actual reason for complaint.
One perceived 'problem' is the professional fees charged. Not having any experience of knowledge of this I, if asked, would have hazarded an uninformed guess of ... a few thousand a year? They appear to be more like a couple of ten thousand a year - for a 'demanding' client.
They feel 'ripped off', don't 'trust' the solicitor and want to get rid of them. But to me that only means another solicitor. Why would they be cheaper or better? What if they were worse? A 'panel' solicitor is claimed to likely 'cost more'. The client would prefer 'Lasting Power of Attorney' (and no professional fees) but the family are out of the picture.
I realise this is all rather vague but I can't myself think of an obvious 'solution' and would just like to hear comments of any parallel experiences.
TIA