Re H [2015] EWCOP 52

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | December 2015 #155

This was an application to appoint successive deputies for a young woman aged 26, ‘H’. Section 19(5) Mental Capacity Act authorises the appointment of successive deputies.

H was an only child and lived with her parents F and M, both of whom were in their 50s. H was diagnosed autistic when she was five, and her cognitive function and adaptive skills were in the extremely low range. She had very limited communication skills.

In August 2014, her parents applied to be joint and several deputies for property and affairs and personal welfare. They also applie...