It is a lawyer’s responsibility to take instructions only from those clients who have the capacity to instruct. But capacity is decision specific and can fluctuate over time. So how do you ensure that your client has the capacity to make the decisions you are asking them to? Zabina Naem has some tips…
Autonomy First is delighted to be partnering with Deakin University to support a new research project, Financial Decision-Making Capacity – A Challenge for Advisors. This project engages primarily with financial service professionals and the tools they use…
Navigating the world of residential care can be challenging for many people. For vulnerable decision-makers, however, it can be almost impossible without specialist support. Read how New Way to Stay and Autonomy First helped one Younger Onset Dementia Suffer…
Should lawyers, financial planners and accountants simply do what their clients say?
In a recent Capacity & Capability Awareness Workshop, Michael Perkins was asked, “Is it not our job to do what our client tells us?”.
Find out what Michael’s answer was, and why…
The moment that you establish a Will, Power of Enduring Guardianship or Enduring Power of Attorney, you are signing documents that give someone the power to make decisions for you.
At this point, you become a vulnerable to them abusing this power, says Michael Perkins…
As part of our Community of Practice, Autonomy First Lawyers work closely with New Way to Stay, a new generation consultancy business for seniors that provides a streamlined approach to later-life planning and goal implementation.
Read the case study…