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My father who is 89 but still looks after his own affairs put an Enduring Power of Attorney, in place should the time come when it was needed.
This was jointly for my brother and I.As I understand it, we would only trigger this off if my father was incapable of looking after his own finances . As it is Jointly, I am under the impression that neither my brother or me could make decisions without the consent of both of us.
Today my dad showed me a letter he had received from his bank.
It was addressed to My father 's name C/O my brothers name. It was sent to my father's address.
It showed the bank account details, which were correct.
Dear (my brother)
In relation to the account you have access to as a Power of Attorney/Court of Protection can you please confirm your personal details and contact number pn the attached form so that we can update our systems for our ongoing bank checks to take place.
Please return this in the envelope provided at your earliest convenience,
If you have any questions about this letter then contact us on xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It was unsigned but gave the name of the person who sent it who was 'Customer Advocate)
I phoned the number and was told that they could only speak to the person who was my brother and that he had to give a password.
My brother went to live in Spain recently. My father is profoundly deaf. He is unable to use the telephone himself, that is why I help him.
I was going to phone my brother but am worried that if he is trying to do something underhand, it would tip him off.
I wondered what your thoughts are on the matter.
This was jointly for my brother and I.As I understand it, we would only trigger this off if my father was incapable of looking after his own finances . As it is Jointly, I am under the impression that neither my brother or me could make decisions without the consent of both of us.
Today my dad showed me a letter he had received from his bank.
It was addressed to My father 's name C/O my brothers name. It was sent to my father's address.
It showed the bank account details, which were correct.
Dear (my brother)
In relation to the account you have access to as a Power of Attorney/Court of Protection can you please confirm your personal details and contact number pn the attached form so that we can update our systems for our ongoing bank checks to take place.
Please return this in the envelope provided at your earliest convenience,
If you have any questions about this letter then contact us on xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It was unsigned but gave the name of the person who sent it who was 'Customer Advocate)
I phoned the number and was told that they could only speak to the person who was my brother and that he had to give a password.
My brother went to live in Spain recently. My father is profoundly deaf. He is unable to use the telephone himself, that is why I help him.
I was going to phone my brother but am worried that if he is trying to do something underhand, it would tip him off.
I wondered what your thoughts are on the matter.
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