Amy Floater
Profile
Amy acts for numerous clients as a professional Property and Financial Affairs Deputy; managing substantial damages from compensation claims and also assists elderly clients with their affairs if they have dementia/Alzheimer’s.
In addition, to this, Amy can also assist with Deputyship applications for those people wanting to be appointed as lay Deputies for family members/close friends.
Amy can also advise on other Court of Protection applications such as, Statutory Wills, Removal of Trustees and other related applications. Amy is also able to support appointed Deputies with general advice and preparation of annual Deputyship accounts.
Amy assists with the preparation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney and registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney. She also advises clients on their options and solutions in the preparation of a variety of Wills – including the incorporation of trust provisions – and is experienced in dealing with the administration of estates as she is a member of STEP.
Testimonials
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Karen Corness
"I know everything you do is in our best interests. As a family we would be lost without you... I know for certain that I wouldn't get the same type of service from any other firm."
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Legal 500 2020
"Amy Floater is the ultimate professional and will always put the best interests of the impacted party at the forefront of any decision, without sacrificing the immediate standard of living of the impacted individual. Amy shows high levels of empathy in what can be very difficult circumstances."
News & Events
Articles
Child Trust Funds: what happens when a young person doesn’t have capacity to make financial decisions?
The Child Trust Fund scheme was launched in 2005 with the aim of enabling parents to put away funds, which would then be released to their child upon reaching the age of 18. However, with many millions of pounds belonging to around 80,000 young people without capacity to make …
MoreChandler v Lombardi: an update on gifting - unauthorised transfer of assets by attorney
Amy Floater has over a decade's specialist experience in Court of Protection matters and has acted as a professional Deputy for many clients throughout her legal career. Amy also has expertise in dealing with other supplementary applications to the Court of Protection including Statutory Wills, Appointment of Trustees, Gifting …
MoreThe impending 'incapacity crisis': How LPAs can help
A recent report by Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) has given a stark warning of an impending 'incapacity crisis', with a growing number of people losing capacity, primarily as a result of dementia, and many of us also failing to plan ahead for this eventuality. While you may have considered …
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