Power of Attorney 4th Ed. (Lawpack Legal Kits) (Lawpack Legal Kits): How to Authorise Someone to Act on Your Behalf with Full Legal Authority (Paperback)   With an increasingly elderly population, there is a growing need for people to delegate control of their financial and legal affairs to others close to them. A power of attorney is a legal document enabling this to be done, allowing, for instance, someone to sign cheques and letters on your behalf if you were going abroad for some time; or if you became seriously ill, or were mentally incapacitated, your business and personal interests could be looked after. Creating a power of attorney is a straightforward procedure, but many people simply don't know how to do it or where to get the necessary forms. For England and Wales this Kit discusses and shows you how to complete Enduring and General Powers of Attorney; and for Scotland it does the same for Continuing Welfare and General Powers of Attorney. For use in England and Wales, and Scotland only. Approved by Jennifer C Margrave, solicitor, under English law, and by Neill, Clerk and Murray, solicitors, under Scottish law.