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Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named the Martin Lewis podcast.

I do wonder what that's going to be about.

Usually, much of it comes from a BBC Radio 5 live show with Adrian Childs,

though today it's a hybrid, half five live, half pod only special.

And this show is one for grown-ups. It's about the stuff we don't want to think about,

but all do need to think about. Wills and Power of Attorney. It's peace of mind planning at its

best, and I'm joined by top lawyers so we can

really get into the nitty-gritty. In today's pod, how you can get a free solicitor-drafted will

if you act quickly and how to know if your current will is still valid. Then the legal stuff,

including when you need a will, can you get a trust to

avoid your home being used to pay for care home fees? Who to appoint as executors? And can your will

bind your spouse once you die? After that, it's onto power of attorney, arguably more important

than a will. With it, if you lose mental capacity,

your loved ones may be locked out of paying for your care. And there's legals with power of attorney

too, who to appoint us attorney, when it gets put in place, how to challenge doctors if you think

they're making the wrong decision and more. To finish off, you get my top eight tips on how to do a power

of attorney document yourself.

And snuck in all of that,

a money mastermind with Adrian

all about checking your credit file.

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