When the Worst Happens.

A couple of months after I had finished sorting out all my dear late father's paperwork, I decided that my 2 adult children should know more about our financial situation for when the inevitable happened.
I decided that it would be very helpful to send an email to them listing all the practical information (to be stored very carefully) that they would need if their dad and I 'got run over by a bus' (an oft used family saying) the next day.
It was very lucky that I did because after checking that the deeds to our house were still safe with our solicitors after their recent merger, we the discovered that the mortgage we'd paid up in full a few years ago appeared to have an outstanding amount of over 250K owed to the bank !!!
This massive error was eventually corrected (too complicated to go into) but imagine what could have happened if we we'd popped our clogs and our children and new solicitor didn't know the truth of the matter......

www.gov.uk/government/publications/make-a-lasting-power-of-attorney
Rambling rose this is the official site for these forms. I did them for DH and myself without too much bother. Once you have done one, you can use the details to do a second very easily. From memory, the worst part is getting letters off in the right order so that the others involved (our AC in our case) were properly informed.

do you have a 'carers support' near your. or the charity Carers Uk maybe able to help. they have a forum you could post on, and I sure somebody will be in the same position as you, and hopefully offer some advice.
its a difficult one, I think from your post your meaning what would happen immediately, forgive me if I am wrong.
its so hard to plan for something like this. if you pop your glogs suddenly at home, with your husband in bed, that is the problem as I see it. if your ill for a while before you die, then something could be put in place.
does your husband have the capacity to wear a lifeline alarm on his wrist, and press it if he feels there is a problem.
its not easy being a carer and you have my greatest respect. xxx

Love it Janiepops

I think it is sensible to try and sort all this stuff out while we are able to do so. I have written a will and have a 'Living Will' but both really need updating. If I were ever to come into money my dysfunctional/estranged family would no doubt crawl out of the woodwork to try and benefit from it. My long-term partner (good at woodwork) & his business partner (a carpenter) have agreed to make my coffin and I am quite petite/light so shouldn't need many to carry me anywhere! I have told them to keep it very simple and not to taste money on hardwoods/anything expensive (like brass handles etc) - I plan to leave the world in a similar fashion to the way I lived in it - simply! My partner would have to sort/sell/distribute/give away all my belongings; any moneys made are for him or to donate to our local animal rescue charity. I trust him and he knows me well enough to gauge what I would and would not approve of (and what I wouldn't care about much!) Good luck sorting out your plans - it's not an easy thing for some to do but is important.

JaniePops - if you're having nought but a body bag you'll need to organise a board to put it on or you'll look like a roll of old carpet as you are carried in!

Mic74 that’s exactly my query, thanks for those suggestions.