We have chosen to appoint a professional deputy through the court of protection for my husband's financial affairs and I wondered if any other carers / significant others had experience of this and how well it has worked?
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Do you have experience of working with a financial deputy?
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my experience in dealing with the local authority deputy was grim you would be better advised to do it yourselve
I have my solicitor as my deputy, but unless you trust his decisions ...as it is in your best interests, you will be in a bad place! But it dose stop anybody from thinking you have a pile of disposable income to give them (friends and FAMILY) I love saying, .I have to ask for petty cash so I cannot give you money! My system works very well....will have the same result with a council bloke?
He's also from our solicitors. I'm just finding it a bit weird having no control ove our finances.
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