margarete Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 What do you think? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7772172/Secret-Court-of-Protection-can-order-abortions-and-sterilisations-of-mentally-ill-patients.html http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=colinberry1#p/a/u/0/j9eJG6fmXP0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 What is sinister about having a legal body to take decisions for those people who cannot make their own decisions, and have no appropriate family to take decisions for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 It's not an agency, it's a court that applies and rules on points of law, with solicitors to argue things one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margarete Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 If you view the youtube piece you will see that they do not necessarily have no appropriate family, and that members of their families believe the court to have acted peremptorily and to have, in effect, stolen their families' money/assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 There will always be people who disagree with the actions of every court and when it comes to Youtube, do you believe that everything which is posted on Youtube is correct and 100% truthful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margarete Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 There will always be people who disagree with the actions of every court and when it comes to Youtube, do you believe that everything which is posted on Youtube is correct and 100% truthful? No, I don't. But equally, I do not assume the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The best way to protect yourself and your relatives from the Court of Protection is to arrange a Power of Attorney before you become unable to fend for yourself That will still cost you money but nowhere near as much as greedy lawyers helping themselves to your assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoheartstop Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 PROTECT yourself from a court of protection? How ironic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozy Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 No, I don't. But equally, I do not assume the contrary. Perhaps you should have a look at some of the other links on the site, before you start taking it too seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozy Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 If you view the youtube piece you will see that they do not necessarily have no appropriate family, and that members of their families believe the court to have acted peremptorily and to have, in effect, stolen their families' money/assets. My bold Perhaps the reason the Court of Protection stepped in was because they had family, but it wasn't "appropriate". There are plenty of family members very willing to rip off their relatives if they get half the chance, which is surely why the Court of Protection has the powers to step in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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