Make, register or end a lasting power of attorney

MAKE, REGISTER OR END A LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY Skip contents CONTENTS * Overview * Choose your attorney * Make a lasting power of attorney * Register a lasting power of attorney * Certify

a copy of a lasting power of attorney * Changes you need to report * Removing an attorney * End your lasting power of attorney CHANGES YOU NEED TO REPORT You (if you still have mental

capacity) or one of your attorneys must tell the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) if: * you or an attorney change name or address * an attorney dies IF YOU OR AN ATTORNEY CHANGE NAME OR

ADDRESS You must tell OPG if you or your attorney changes name and send a copy of the marriage certificate or deed poll that shows the new name. Do not send any original documents. You must

tell OPG if you or your attorney changes address, but you do not need to send any supporting documents. Do not make changes to your lasting power of attorney (LPA) document itself, as it

might become invalid. IF ONE OF YOUR ATTORNEYS DIES You must tell OPG and send them the original LPA and all certified copies. If the attorney died outside of the United Kingdom, you must

also send a copy of the death certificate. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE EXISTING LPA OPG will cancel the LPA if the donor dies, or if an attorney dies and either: * the attorneys had to make all

decisions together - this is called acting ‘jointly’ * there was only one attorney A cancelled LPA will be destroyed. If you want OPG to send it back instead, include a note asking for its

return along with a return address. If an attorney dies and the attorneys were able to make any decisions on their own (called acting ‘jointly and severally’), OPG will update the LPA

instead. You must include a return address when you send the LPA. CONTACT OPG Office of the Public Guardian [email protected] Telephone: 0300 456 0300 Textphone: 0115

934 2778 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9am to 5pm Wednesday, 10am to 5pm Find out about call charges Office of the Public Guardian PO Box 16185 Birmingham B2 2WH If you email or write

to OPG you should include: * your full name, address and date of birth * whether you are the attorney or the donor * the donor’s full name address and date of birth (if you are the attorney)

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