Question about marriage and death.

[Kallil]

Hi all

 

Sadly my dad passed away in 2016, leaving children and his wife behind, 

 

Sadly his wife with no close family or relatives, except me, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2016,

her old social worker is now trying to take over her life by doing things she does not want to do

 

for example she's happy where she lives and does not want to leave,

I dont disagree with her social worker but my step mother still has a right to do what she wants to do,

 

I have always done as she wishes,

am i legally related to her? Via marriage,

do I have the right to disagree on such thing? 

 

Thank you

[dx100uk]

so your father re-married?
 

power of attorney you mean?

 

 

[stu007]

Hi

 

Firstly as you Dad at the time remarried and although she is your step mother the answer is yes you can get involved as long is she is happy for you to do so but if you had Power of Attorney in place it would make it so much easier to tell Social Work to wind there neck in

 

With the diagnosis she has if she still has capacity and does not have Power of Attorney (PoA) in place I think this needs to be done sooner rather than later as Social Work can well as you have found out be very difficult.

 

The difference if you have Power of Attorney (PoA) in place is Social Work have to do what you say not what Social Work want I know from experience as my own Dad during COVID-19 got sectioned under Mental Health Act then put in a care home Social Work trying to tell me what to do until I blew up at them and basically told them am Power of Attorney don't tell me what to do and which care home I was putting my Dad into (not what they wanted) then my Dad was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia.

 

With Power of Attorney (PoA) it is best to make sure it covers both 

 

1. Health and Welfare

2. Property and Financial Affairs

 

If you need to do Power of Attorney (PoA) once it is done make sure and get it registered also.

 

Have a wee look at this link:

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Make, register or end a lasting power of attorney: Overview - GOV.UK

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How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.