Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[parkerman]

Yes, it's certainly one of those storylines dreamt up by the scriptwriters as a "convenient" way of allowing Max to get back at Phil. It has no basis in any sort of reality at all.

[Glen1]

Yes, it's certainly one of those storylines dreamt up by the scriptwriters as a "convenient" way of allowing Max to get back at Phil. It has no basis in any sort of reality at all.

In reality would the person nominated as Attorney have to be informed and given the option to decline or accept the position .I suppose they would need to sign and have witnessed a document to the effect ?

[sarah c]

In reality would the person nominated as Attorney have to be informed and given the option to decline or accept the position .I suppose they would need to sign and have witnessed a document to the effect ?

my father put POA in place for me in case he went demented, and I was told about it, and knew it was there on standby? It still took the best part of a month to 'activate' when it needed to be

[xx_Dan_xx]

Can't wait for Phil finding out and then getting out of prison. Don't want to be in Max's shoes right now.

[sarah c]

Can't wait for Phil finding out and then getting out of prison. Don't want to be in Max's shoes right now.

Phil will just use brute force, whereas max does have the law on his side (albeit acquired in a dodgy way!!)

max needs to get the locks changed on the Arches and establish occupation pdq

[maidmarian]

[QUOTE=sarah c;815171]my father put POA in place for me in case he went demented, and I was told about it, and knew it was there on standby? It still took the best part of a month to 'activate' when it needed to be[/QUOTE

A person who has mental ability at the time
can put in place a lasting power of attorney
in case the time comes when they no longer
have that ability. It does need to be activated
and the Court of Protection is involved because
their main duty is protect those who do not
have mental ability or have serious illness etc.

It must have been v upsetting
for you Sarah but the bureaucracy is to protect
vulnerable people from being taken advantage of.
Sometimes a medical opinon will be needed
about the severity of the illness.

But in Phils case - none of the above seems
to.apply. And as he has been in prison a
"few" times( according to profile on internet)
he must have needed powers of attorney
before- to oversee his business affairs etc
and then cancelled them when released.
These would normally have been "ordinary"
ones with specific powers for stated periods.

So we are probably back to it not making
sense and not likely to- and the viewers
not seeing the document so ....

[maidmarian]

dupl

[tammyy2j]

He certainly did!

I'm so glad Charlie's had his eyes opened about Nick. I wonder what he'll do now he knows? I also wonder if he'll be able to forgive Yvonne who helped cover for Nick. Maybe she'll say she was under Nick's spell lol. Charlie's grief felt very real.

I'm wondering if Shabnam's secret has something to do with a child after her conversation with Stacey. Maybe she had a child and gave it up to the father in Pakistan because she couldn't cope? Perhaps she was even paid to do so (which would explain the money)? Her guilt could explain why she's far more strictly religious than she used to be. I'm certain it's something to do with a child anyway.

I like Stacey and Shabham being friends and her potential romance with Kush and yes after her chat about how Stacey is coping on her own with Lily it does seem she could have a child

[Dazzle]

According to the government's website, Phil could have appointed Ben as a lasting power of attorney over his property and financial affairs:

"A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you (the ‘donor’) appoint one or more people (known as ‘attorneys’) to help you make decisions or make decisions on your behalf.

This gives you more control over what happens to you if, for example, you have an accident or an illness and can’t make decisions at the time they need to be made (you ‘lack mental capacity’).

You must be 18 or over and have mental capacity – the ability to make your own decisions – when you make your LPA.

There are 2 types of LPA:

health and welfare
property and financial affairs

You can choose to make one type or both."

Ben must have signed forms at the time so he couldn't have not known what was happening (unless his signature was forged - which I wouldn't put past Phil and Ritchie). If he knew, maybe he just assumed it'd been rescinded by now.

"The donor will ask you to be their attorney. If you agree, you’ll need to sign their lasting power of attorney (LPA) form."

Sarah's right that an LPA needs to be registered, but it could have been done straight away which would make it stand right now.

"Register your LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian (this can take up to 10 weeks)."

"It can be used as soon as it’s registered, with your permission."

This all seems to fit into the current storyline to me.

[xx_Dan_xx]

Phil will just use brute force, whereas max does have the law on his side (albeit acquired in a dodgy way!!)

max needs to get the locks changed on the Arches and establish occupation pdq

Perhaps but doesn't matter if Max has the law or not. Phil will either force Max to hand it back over or else.

Best case scenario for Max is to actually be Lucy's killer so he is safe away from Phil. xD