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Do you need help with a power of attorney from a Notary Public? What kind of documents do you need and how do you go about it? In this section we explain everything you need to know about powers of attorney and what services a Notary Public can help with.
What is a power of attorney?
A power of attorney is a document that gives a person (or persons) the right to act on someone else’s behalf in a specific situation. This can be useful for dealing with legal or financial matters, or for helping someone who is unable to take care of their own affairs. Our company specializes in helping our clients create custom powers of attorney that fit their specific needs.
To help you understand the importance of having a power of attorney and how our company can help you create one, we have put together the following bulleted list.
- A power of attorney gives a person (or persons) the right to act on someone else’s behalf in a specific situation.
- A power of attorney can be useful to handle legal or financial matters, or to help someone who is incapable of looking after their own affairs.
- Having an accurate and detailed power of attorney can help avoid misunderstandings or legal problems.
- Our company can help you create a customized power of attorney that fits your specific needs.
- We will work with you to understand your needs and create a Power of Attorney that is tailored to your specific circumstances.
- Our company has experience in creating powers of attorney for various purposes and we understand the legal requirements and limitations.
- Once you have created a power of attorney with the help of our company, you can feel safe in the knowledge that the document is accurate and legally binding.
Examples of situations where a power of attorney may be useful include:
- Managing bank accounts or real estate for someone who is unable to manage their own affairs.
- To represent someone in a legal or financial dispute.
- To handle business for a person who is temporarily or permanently absent, e.g. due to illness or travel.
- Giving a person the right to act on someone’s behalf to avoid a conflict or problem.
If you need to create a power of attorney or if you want to know more about our services, please contact us. We are always on hand to help you take care of your legal and financial matters efficiently.
A power of attorney can be limited to a specific act or it can give broad powers to act on someone’s behalf. It is important to think through which powers should be included in the power of attorney and to ensure that the document is clear and easy to understand.
Power of attorney for the sale of property abroad
A common situation is that you, who own a property abroad, want to give someone else a power of attorney to be able to sell the property. The estate agent and the bank usually need this power of attorney to be provided with an Apostille for it to be valid.
How do I go about?
Depending on which country it applies to, there are different approaches. An Apostille can only be affixed to documents to be used in a country that has signed the 1999 Hague Convention. (See a list of those countries here ).
If the country is part of the Hague Convention
- Print out the power of attorney that you will use (usually the estate agent has a template).
- Visit a Notary Public who will witness your signature on the power of attorney. In connection with that, they will provide the power of attorney with a stamp certifying that they have witnessed your signature.
- Visit another Notary Public. It is this person who will provide the power of attorney with a so-called Apostille. What the Apostille does is that it certifies that the signature of the power of attorney has been witnessed by another Notary Public.
- Your documents are now ready to be used abroad.
If the country is not part of the Hague Convention
- Print the power of attorney you will use.
- Visit a Notary Public who will witness your signature on the power of attorney.
- Visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legalisations . They certify with a stamp the authenticity of the Notary Public’s signature. It is called that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalizes the document.
- Visit the Embassy of the country you are going to sell the property in. They confirm the document with another stamp.
- Your documents are now ready.