If something happened to me and I couldn’t make decisions about my life, my spouse would take care of everything? Why do I need a Power of Attorney

If you become unable to make decisions for yourself and manage your affairs, nobody, not even a spouse, child or parent, is legally entitled to step in and take care of things for you.  However, with a Lasting Power of Attorney in place, your nominated Attorney, or Attorneys, can step in and deal with everything for you.  This will allow your family and loved ones to deal with your health and financial decisions and any other matters that need to be dealt with.  If a Lasting Power of Attorney is needed, it will clearly be an emotional and upsetting time for your family and loved ones, but having it in place will help them enormously to deal with the situation and to look after you.