Some advice on organising enduring power of attorney

• Published date: 06 October 2022
• Publication title: Guardian, The

For an EPA for personal care and welfare you have one person (it cannot be a trustee corporation) who has the authority to make decisions about your care eg. selecting a rest home or deciding on medical treatment. This would be in most cases a family member or close friend. A personal care and welfare attorney cannot make decisions about marriage or divorce, refuse standard or life-saving medical treatment, or consent to medical experimentation. This kind of EPA comes into effect only when you lose your...