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Enduring Power Of Attorney

  • 11-08-2015 12:04pm
    #1
    Dumb Juan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am married and I would like to create an enduring power of attorney. I've two questions
    Can I give the power to a person other than my spouse?
    Does my spouse have to know about the existence of my EPA or can it be kept secret? (to avoid the usual rows)

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/death/before_a_death/power_of_attorney.html

    Creating an enduring power of attorney
    Because the enduring power of attorney involves the transfer of considerable powers from you to another person, there are a number of legal safeguards to protect you from abuses. The procedure for executing the enduring power of attorney is complex and requires the involvement of a solicitor and a doctor. The enduring power can only come into effect when certain procedures have been gone through and the courts have a general supervisory role in the implementation of the power.

    The document creating the power must be in a particular format and must include the following:

    A statement by a doctor verifying that in his/her opinion you had the mental capacity at the time that the document was executed to understand the effect of creating the power
    A statement from you that you understood the effect of creating the power
    A statement from a solicitor that he/she is satisfied that you understood the effect of creating the power of attorney
    A statement from a solicitor that you were not acting under undue influence
    At least 2 people must be notified of the making of an EPA, none of whom will be the attorney. One of the notice parties must be your spouse or civil partner if living with you. If this does not apply, one of your notice parties must be your child. If neither is applicable, one of the notice parties must be any relative (that is parent, sibling, grandchild, widow/widower/surviving civil partner of child, nephew or niece).


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