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You can use this template best interest statement when applying to enrol a deed poll to change a child's name.

Acting as an attorney - duties, including finding an enduring power of attorney, registering an EPA, starting to act, making gifts and stopping being an attorney

• Overview

  You can help make or make decisions about someone’s property and money if…

• Register an enduring power of attorney

  You must register the enduring power of attorney (EPA) as soon as the…

• Check an enduring power is legal

  You can only use an enduring power of attorney (EPA) if it was made…

• When there's more than one attorney

  Check the enduring power of attorney (EPA) form to find out how many…

• Your duties

  You’re responsible for helping the donor to make decisions for things like…

• Payment and expenses

  Unless you’re a professional attorney, you will not normally be paid for…

• Stop acting as an attorney

  You’ll stop acting as the donor’s attorney if: the donor dies - the…

If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...

• Overview

  As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…

• Settling debts and taxes

  You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…

• Managing and selling assets

  You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…

• Reporting an estate’s income to HMRC

  You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…

• Distributing the estate

  Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…

Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.

• Updated: 5 February 2020

If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate

• Updated: 1 January 2002

Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.

The government's strategy for improving child development and meeting the ambition that 75% of 5-year-olds in England have a good level of development by 2028.

• Updated: 12 September 2025

Best Start Family Hubs to act as one-stop-shop for parents with SEND professional and services to support speech and language development confirmed.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

Advice for British people living in Oman, including information on health, education, employment, residence requirements and more.

• Updated: 4 September 2024