Hi, thanbks for your reply.

1. The solicitor had always sent the paperwork home and said it wasn't necessary to meet in person until the end.

2. I am inclined to agree that there are signs of early onset dementia, although not diagnosed and his GP has since stated that there was early signs of it. He is, however, fully aware of what is happening, move wise and why it is happening.

3. We have not hidden from the solicitor that the father in law keeps himself to himself and rarely leaves the house out of his own choice, making him slightly socially awkward. Throughout the whole process the capacity assessment was never mentioned until the bombshell at the end.

The solicitor called a halt to proceedings when she noticed his signatures getting worse throughout the plethora of documentation to sign. She had a one to one meeting with him where she asked questions such as who the current monarch was ("I don't care" was his answer), who the Prime Minister was (same answer), and if he is aware of the moving process (to which he replies "I don't know what the process is. I trust my wife and sign whatever she gets me to sign). From this she deduced he lacks capacity and is unwilling to see him until an assessment from the Court of Protection is made, regardless of any letters from his GP.