Helping to connect you with the right legal help when you need it
Helping you plan for later life
What do you need to put in place to help protect your future in terms of finances and health and choose who makes decisions on your behalf if you no longer can?
Helping you support your loved ones
We can also help when your loved ones need expert legal advice. Our members are used to helping families in times of crisis and are trained to work with vulnerable clients.
Have you ever asked yourself?
What happens if I can’t make my own decisions?
There are many reasons that you may one day become unable to make decisions about your own financial assets or physical wellbeing, for example if you lose mental capacity through an illness like dementia. In this situation, having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place allows you to choose family members or other trusted individuals (‘attorneys’) to be authorised to make decisions on your behalf…
How do we fund my elderly relative’s care?
It is very common for people to require additional care as they get older, either within their own home or by moving into a care home. Having a health and welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place ensures that you, as the attorney, can act upon your relative’s wishes or preferences around the care they receive, should they lose capacity…
I am worried about a loved one losing their memory – How should I approach the issue?
It is normal for us all to worry about our parents and loved ones, especially as they become older and potentially more vulnerable.If you begin to notice changes in the behaviour of a loved one, particularly memory, or you notice them becoming more frequently...
The Mail online – Wives and husbands will get an even bigger chunk of cash if you die without a will, as a rule tweak leaves children further out in the cold
SFE director Jenny Pierce appeared in The Mail online on Thursday 23rd January 2020 and shared her thoughts around the increase of the statutory legacy figure with This is Money. She shared her warnings around relying on the rules of intestacy and detailed the...