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Guardianship and continuing power of attorney

To get the best help for your situation, first answer the questions on the Preliminary questions page.

  1. Preliminary questions
  2. Take these steps
    1. Prepare for the future with a continuing power of attorney
    2. Preparing a continuing power of attorney
    3. Content of a continuing power of attorney document 
    4. Keeping and validating the continuing power of attorney document
    5. Cancelling or changing the continuing power of attorney
    6. Identifying the situation
    7. Starting to use the power of attorney
    8. Managing matters with a continuing power of attorney
    9. End of the continuing power of attorney
      1. When does the continuing power of attorney end?
      2. What must the donee do when the continuing power of attorney ends?
      3. When do my rights as the donee expire?
    10. Identifying the situation of a close person
    11. Applying for guardianship
    12. During the guardianship
    13. Guardianship ends or the guardian is replaced
    14. When does a child need a guardian?
    15. Duties of a child’s guardian
    16. You guardianship duties are ending
    17. Help with managing finances
    18. Applying for a guardian for yourself
    19. If a guardian is appointed to me
    20. Changing guardians or termination of guardianship
  3. Checklist

End of the continuing power of attorney

When does the continuing power of attorney end?

Continuing power of attorney may end if

  • the donor cancels the power of attorney
  • the donor dies
  • the donee is no longer able or willing to perform the task

Read more about different situations on the website of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.Opens in a new window.

Updated: 11/1/2024

What must the donee do when the continuing power of attorney ends?

The obligations of the donee depend on the reasons why the power of attorney ends. The power of attorney may end because the donor dies. In that case, the donee must hand over the donor’s property to the estate shareholders. 

The donee must also prepare the final statement for the estate unless the donee is explicitly relieved of this obligation in the power of attorney document. 

Read more about different situations on the website of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.Opens in a new window.

Updated: 11/1/2024

When do my rights as the donee expire?

Your rights as the donee end immediately when your tasks as the donee end. After that, you should contact different parties (such as banks) to find out how bank account user rights and other rights are terminated. 

Updated: 18/1/2022

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