mental capacity to make enduring power of attorney

[aisling o'b]

My father wants to put an Enduring Power of Attorney in place.

I know his doctor needs to verify mental capacity at the time of creating the EPA. How does this verification / assessment differ from an affidavit of testamentary capacity sworn by a medical practitioner at the time of execution of a will? Is it more/less stringent? Would it confuse matters if he sought to do a new will and an EPA at the same time?

Many thanks.
Ais

 

[aisling o'b]

Or, are they the same?

 

[hippy1975]

My brother had to do an EPA this year, the medical assessment wasn't particularly stringent, just making sure that he still had mental capacity and knew what he was doing. I see no reason why will couldn't be done at the same time in fact it's probably prudent to do so.

 

[aisling o'b]

Cheers hippy1975. Might be best to get them done together provided he doesn't get them mixed up.