Re MRJ, JT and KT v Suffolk County Council & anr Case no: 12256266

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | September 2014 #142

MRJ was born in 1932 and formally diagnosed with dementia in March 2009. In December 2011 her psychiatrist confirmed she had no capacity. Prior to moving into a care home at Christmas 2013 she had lived in sheltered accommodation.

On 3 March 2010 MRJ signed both a health and welfare and financial lasting powers of attorney appointing JT (her daughter) and KT (her grandson and JT’s son) jointly and severally. The attorneys applied to register the LPAs and the health and welfare LPA was registered on 11 June 2010.

There were technical defects with the financial LPA wh...