Power of Attorney
An Enduring Power of Attorney is a legal document giving someone else the power to make decisions on your behalf when you lose the capacity to make your own decision.
All of us most recognise that our health may deteriorate or we may suffer an injury leaving us incapable of looking after our affairs, whether that incapacity is temporary or permanent. This person can be given the power to make personal health decisions as well as financial decisions. This person can be your spouse, a family member or even a close friend.
Giving someone an enduring power of attorney means that your wishes will be carried out if you lose the capacity to make decisions for yourself.