Appointeeship is when someone is appointed (see, clever use of words there!) to accept receipt of government benefits and/or pension on behalf of someone else. This is something that is fairly familiar in my line of work. When someone lacks the capacity to manage their finances and has neither set up a Lasting Power of [...]

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Posted 11 Nov 2008 6:36 AM by Fighting Monsters | Report Abuse

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