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Are there any restrictions on who I can choose to be my Certificate Issuer?

Updated by MSF

In order to prevent a conflict of interest, a person is disqualified from giving an LPA Certificate if that person is:

  • A family member of the Donor

  • A Donee* of that power

  • A Donee* of any other lasting power of attorney which has been executed by the Donor (regardless if it has been revoked)

  • A family member of a Donee*

  • A director or an employee of a person other than an individual acting as a Donee*

  • A business partner or an employee of Donor and/or Donee

  • An owner, a director, a manager or an employee of any care facility where the Donor lives or is cared for when the instrument is executed

*‘Donee’ includes ‘Replacement Donee(s)’

Topics:

Office of the Public GuardianInformation on LPA

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