Our Court of Protection solicitors have you covered if you’re concerned about a loved one’s mental capacity.
When loved ones lose the capacity to make decisions for themselves, navigating legal protection can feel overwhelming. We provide sensitive and expert guidance through Court of Protection proceedings, protecting the vulnerable while ensuring their best interests are always at the forefront.
FAQs
The Court of Protection intervenes and makes financial and welfare decisions on behalf of people who can’t make these decisions themselves.
This normally happens when:
The court will always act in the best interests of the person who lacks mental capacity.
The Court of Protection makes decisions in the best interests of the person who lacks capacity. They cannot:
To put an application through the Court of Protection, you must be acting as a person (not a company) and be over the age of 18.
The person who lacks capacity must also be over the age of 18. If someone under 18 lacks capacity, they are usually guided by the person who has parental responsibility.
This will depend on the type of application you’re making. Due to the complexity of these applications, many people will opt to use a Court of Protection solicitor to assist them.
The type of application you make will depend on exactly what assistance you’re looking for from the Court of Protection. As with most court application forms, the full range of forms are available on gov.uk.
If you need assistance from a Court of Protection solicitor, please contact us on 020 3007 5500.
Again, this will depend entirely upon the application being made.
The two most common applications and their periods include:
Other applications depend primarily on the court’s availability.
We are currently unable to offer legal aid in any capacity for any matters. We can only accept Court of Protection matters which are privately funded.
Call, email or provide us with a few details of your matter, and we’ll help you arrange an initial consultation. You’ll get:
We know legal matters can be stressful, but we’re always here to help.
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