Anne Watson & Sherry Granum
on behalf of the Pastoral Care Group
Several Friends responded to our General Circulation message about making the worrying but necessary decisions about the end of life. We felt it might be helpful to give a brief list of sources of advice, collected by Quaker Life.
Wills: Citizens Advice can help, or consult the simple guide on the Government website www.gov.uk/make-will.
Funeral wishes: There is a form setting out the appropriate information at https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisation/support-for-meetings/funerals-1#heading-1. You may also wish to consider paying for your funeral in advance through a funeral plan made in conjunction with a funeral director. A funeral wishes form can be kept by Oxford Meeting office for access by the funeral group.
Powers of Attorney: A ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ (LPA) enables friends or relatives to act for you while you are still alive. There are two different types of LPA. One covers personal health and welfare, the other covers property and financial affairs. The health and welfare LPA can only be used when you’re unable to make your own decisions. By contrast, the property and financial affairs LPA can be used, with your permission, as soon as it is registered. No LPA can take effect until it is registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (for England and Wales), a process that can take up to five months to complete.
The gov.uk website offers online step-by-step guidance for making your own LPAs, enabling many people to do this without the help of a solicitor.
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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 511 • November 2021
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