To get the best help for your situation, first answer the questions on the guide's start page.
To get the best help for your situation, first answer the questions on the guide's start page.
You should keep the document in a place where the donee can easily find it when it is needed. You can, for example, prepare several power of attorney documents, give one of them to the donee and keep one copy for yourself.
Please, note that the Digital and Population Data Services Agency will only check the original power of attorney when the attorney applies for the confirmation of the power of attorney. The continuing power of attorney document cannot be sent to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency for storage.
Do not submit a power of attorney to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency for storage or registration.
When it must be validated for use, the attorney applies to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency for confirmation of it and delivers the application and the original power of attorney to the agency.
The continuing power of attorney will only be used when you are no longer able to manage your affairs. It may be that the power of attorney will only be confirmed decades later or there may not be any need to confirm it. Read more about confirming the continuing power of attorney on the website of the Digital and Population Data Services AgencyOpens in a new window..