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GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
THIS GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY is made this ________ day of ________________, ________ at __________, Singapore by ____________________, NRIC number __________, of ____________________
Provide initials on lines below:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written.
SIGNED in the presence of:
Witness:_____________________ (sign)Witness Name: _____________________(Notary Public, solicitor, or Commissioner for Oaths)Address: _____________________
(Seal)
_____________________ (sign)____________________
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING YOUR POWER OF ATTORNEY
Before signing your Power of Attorney, ensure you have read it and understand the document.
To be valid, you must sign the document with your usual signature. The signing must occur in the presence of your solicitor or a Notary Public. After you have signed your document in front of your solicitor or a Notary Public, your solicitor or the Notary Public must sign in your presence.
If your Power of Attorney document is to be used outside of Singapore, it will need to be signed by a Notary Public.
Your Power of Attorney may be registered with the Supreme Court Registry after being signed and witnessed with your solicitor or a Notary Public. Additionally, if your Power of Attorney will be used to transfer real property (land), your solicitor may need to have the document recorded with the Land Titles Registry in order for the Power of Attorney to be recognised.
Last updated December 30, 2024
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A Power of Attorney (POA) is a document that allows you to appoint another person to manage your affairs on your behalf.
Within a Power of Attorney, if you’re the one granting authority to a representative, you’re called the donor and the person you assign to act on your behalf is your donee.
This type of POA is only valid while the donor is mentally competent. Someone who isn’t mentally competent may be affected by a cognitive disability (such as dementia) that affects their capacity to understand situations or communicate.
A General POA ends once the donor becomes mentally incapacitated or dies.
This type of POA remains in force even if the donor becomes mentally incompetent. However, the donor must be competent when they first create an LPA.
An LPA ends when the donor revokes it, goes bankrupt, or dies. It may also end if the donee goes bankrupt.
A Power of Attorney is a crucial estate planning document that allows someone you know and trust to make important decisions for you when you’re away or incapable of acting for yourself. This gives you some semblance of control when control is otherwise out of your hands. Use your POA to communicate your ideals and preferences to your donee and ensure that they respect your wishes.
Without a POA, critical decisions that affect your money and your life may be left up to people who don’t always have your best interests in mind. In some cases, decisions may be blocked without the proper authorization for a person to act.
For example, a business owner might create a POA to help manage their corporate affairs. Imagine their business deals with importing and exporting shipments, and they need someone to process customs clearance on their behalf. Without a POA that authorizes someone to provide this clearance, officials would likely stop the movement of the goods.
A common use case for LPAs is elderly parents who wish to pass on their financial and legal responsibilities to a younger family member. For instance, parents often appoint their adult children as their donees. This is essential, as elderly people are at higher risk of losing their mental competence as they age.
The powers available to your donee vary depending on whether you create a general or a lasting POA. You can also restrict or enable their actions to suit the situation you anticipate using this form in.
In general, you can grant your representative the ability to act in any or all of the following areas:
Allow your donee to manage your business and properties:
Give your donee the authority to represent you in legal matters:
Trust your donee to take care of your estate:
Count on your donee to take care of your health:
Your donee should be a responsible and trustworthy person in your life, such as a spouse, family member, or even a professional. This is a deeply personal decision that can impact your life considerably, so it’s important to choose wisely.
Keep in mind the legal requirements for the donee in a Lasting Power of Attorney:
You can also choose to appoint more than one donee in an LPA. In this case, you must specify whether they should act:
When making either a general POA or an LPA, you can also appoint a replacement donee to assume the role when your first choice is unavailable or unable to represent you.
With LawDepot’s Power of Attorney template, simply answer our questionnaire and we’ll populate the correct forms for you. Be sure to review the following information before creating your document.
A general POA is typically used in business situations, whereas an LPA is often used when the donor requires ongoing representation.
You’ll need to input your full name, address, and National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) number.
Input the full name, address, and NRIC number of any individual that you appoint as your donee or replacement donee.
For a general POA, select the specific areas in which your donee has authority. You can also select restrictions, such as:
For an LPA, specify whether your donee has power over:
Although you don’t need a lawyer to complete LawDepot’s Power of Attorney template, you must sign the document in the presence of your solicitor, a notary public, or a commissioner of oaths.
If you’re of sound mind, you can create a document that revokes the authority granted in a Lasting Power of Attorney. However, if you’ve created an LPA and a doctor deems you mentally incompetent, then you will no longer be able to revoke the authority.
As well, you can refer to Singapore’s Mental Capacity Act for the events that may cause an automatic revocation of an LPA.
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