Dual Power of Attorney

[OldJohn]

We live in Scotland and I know there may be different rules.

My wife is showing signs of dementia and her GP suggested that she sets up a power of attorney as she still has capacity

Can we set up Power of attorneys, so I have POA for her and she has POA for me but if we both end up with no capacity my daughter has POA for both of us, (or the one of us who is still alive).

Doing this would make my wife feel much happier than any other thing I can think of.

I think my question is “Can two people have POA?”

Yes you can. It's possible to sort yourself but I'd recommend shopping around and getting a specialist to do for you

Thanks,
I plan to phone a local solicitor tomorrow. I just wanted to know what is possible.

Yes you can.
Do health and welfare as well as financial.

You can. I set up my parents' last year - they're both attorneys for each other, I'm attorney for both of them, and my brother is a back up if any of the current attorneys die.

I did it online myself, it was very straightforward, there's really no need for a solicitor to be involved.

Yes, do use a specialist so they get everything right. We have an attorney and replacement attorneys.

my mum had poa for my sdad with me as secondary

I'm trying to do one for me and my OH atm and I think it's really complicated. Can't afford a Solicitor.

This may be tricky as the GP has said your your wife is already showing signs of dementia, as there may be an issue around having capacity to give you lpoa.
I would invest in a specialist solicitor; better to be safe than sorry further down the line.
Tough news and tough decisions, @OldJohn . Warm thoughts

Yes, but make sure the attorneys can act individually. I have PoA with a family member who is in a different country. I can act individually otherwise I would never get anything done as the logistics would be too difficult.