- A Donor who wishes to make amendment to his/her LPA would have to revoke his/her existing registered LPA i.e. cancel the existing LPA, before making a new LPA with the desired changes incorporated. This includes a situation where the Donor wishes to change the Donee(s) or Replacement Donee.
What is the new online LPA process in OPGO?
Step 1: On OPGO, Donor completes LPA and system will route it to Donee(s).
Step 2: Donee(s) accepts appointment on OPGO.
Step 3: Upon all Donee(s) acceptance of appointment, Donor visits Certificate Issuer (CI)’s office for certification and signing of LPA.
Step 4: LPA is submitted by CI on OPGO.
Step 5: All Donor and Donee(s) will receive e-notifications when the submitted LPA is accepted for registration and upon registration. *
This process is only for LPA Form 1. For LPA Form 2, a Donor starts by visiting a lawyer to draft the LPA in OPGO. Access OPGO [here] and click the ‘Resources’ tab at the top of the screen to view our instructional videos and Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) on OPGO.
What types of decisions can my donee make on my behalf?
An LPA is a legal document and a deed. There are two versions of LPA Forms available:
• LPA Form 1 contains mostly checkboxes for Donors to grant general powers to their Donees with the option to select basic conditions or restrictions to these powers. This form can be self-completed by the Donors.
• LPA Form 2 contains mostly free text spaces where individuals can give specific powers to their needs. This form is to be drafted by a lawyer.
Your Donee may be authorised to make decisions regarding the broad categories of your personal welfare (including healthcare decisions) and/or property & affairs (including financial matters) if you choose to use LPA Form 1, or specific powers as drafted if you choose to use LPA Form 2. Donees are also given the authority to sign deeds on the Donor’s behalf.
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?
An LPA is a legal document and a deed*, which allows a person who is at least 21 years of age ('Donor'), to voluntarily appoint one or more persons ('Donee(s)') to make decisions and act on his/her behalf if he/she loses mental capacity one day. A Donee can be appointed to act in the two broad areas of personal welfare and/or property & affairs matters. The LPA also gives the authority to the Donee to sign deeds on the Donor's behalf.
*Examples of deeds include:
An instrument used to appoint another individual to act on your behalf
An instrument used to transfer an interest in immovable property (in the case of an LPA, Donee(s) may be able to do so on behalf of the Donor if they are granted property & affairs powers as defined in the LPA)
How do I make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?
To make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA):
Step 1: Choose Your Donee(s)
A Donee is someone you appoint to make decisions for you (Donor) if you lose mental capacity. Choose someone you trust to be your Donee (aged 21 and above).
Step 2: Draft Your LPA Online Via OPG Online (OPGO)
Log in to OPGO via Singpass to fill up the online LPA application. Appoint trusted person(s) as your Donee(s) and decide on powers to be granted to them.
Donee(s) will log in to OPGO via Singpass to review your LPA, and accept appointment as Donee.
Step 3: Get Your LPA Certified
Visit a Certificate Issuer (CI) (Accredited Medical Practitioner, Practising Lawyer or Registered Psychiatrist) to have your LPA certified. Bring the mobile phone stated in your LPA, with the Singpass app installed, for digital signing.
Step 4: Your Digital LPA is Ready
Donor and Donee(s) will be notified of LPA status via SMS/email when your digital LPA is accepted and registered.
Click here for the Make Your LPA Online infographic.
Learn more about making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) at www.msf.gov.sg/opg.
Can I revoke (terminate) my LPA after it is registered?
Yes, at any time if you have the mental capacity to revoke (terminate) your LPA.
Your existing LPA can be revoked for the following reasons:
1. As a Donor, you reapply for a new LPA on OPGO
2. An event occurs with no surviving party:
* Death of Donor or Donee
* Liquidation, winding up, dissolution of Donee (as a corporation) or when placed under judicial management
* Donor or Donee becomes bankrupt (this only revokes the LPA so far as it relates to the Donor’s property and affairs)
* Dissolution (i.e. divorce) or annulment of a marriage between Donor and Donee (unless LPA states otherwise)
* Donee loses mental capacity
If you wish to revoke your existing LPA, you must:
1. Complete and sign the [revocation form].
2. Take reasonable steps to give written notice to every Donee that you are revoking the LPA by delivering it personally, sending it via post, or if the postal address is not known, via email.
3. Inform the Public Guardian of the revocation by providing the following items to the Office of the Public Guardian by post or email:
* The completed and signed revocation form, and
* A photocopy of your ID
* If you are also making a new LPA application, please do so via the OPG Online system (OPGO)
4. Pay the cancellation fee of $30 via [OPGO]. OPG will provide instructions on how to make payment via email before processing your revocation.
The Public Guardian may also require the Donor to provide further information or documents before cancelling the registration of the LPA.
How do I submit Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) Form 2?
An LPA Form 2 is for donors who wish to appoint more than 2 Donees, more than 1 Replacement Donee, or grant specific and customised powers to Donees. The submission of an LPA Form 2 is the same as that for Form 1 except that it must be drafted by a lawyer instead of the Donor.
For LPA submitted via OPG online (OPGO), after the LPA Form 2 is drafted by the lawyer and reviewed and accepted by you, the system will then route it to your Donee(s). Once your Donee(s) has accepted the appointment. You may visit a Certificate Issuer (CI) to for certification and signing of the LPA. Thereafter, the CI will submit your LPA form to OPG via OPGO.
For hardcopy LPA submission, once certified, you(or your lawyer) may send the LPA form along with a photocopy of your Donee(s)' and your NRIC/FIN/Passport to the following address:
20 Lengkok Bahru
#04-02
Family@Enabling Village
Singapore 159053
Please note that no refund will be given once the LPA application is submitted to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) regardless of the application outcome, including rejection.
98% of Singapore Citizens who have made an LPA used the LPA Form 1. Donors who wish to grant Donee(s) general powers with basic restrictions can use LPA Form 1 via Office of the Public Guardian Online (OPGO).
What is the latest amendment to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) about?
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) requires the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) to state on the form that the donor intended it to be a deed.
Due to an accidental omission by MSF, the electronic LPAs certified between 14 Nov 2022 and 4 Jan 2024 did not state this. MSF is therefore amending the MCA to validate these LPAs as deeds.
More information can be found in MSF’s press release.
What happens to LPAs that were registered prior to the launch of OPGO?
For LPAs that were registered in hardcopy prior to the launch of OPGO, an electronic copy of the hardcopy registered LPA will be available in OPGO. OPG will send a notice to all existing donors and donees to verify the accuracy of the electronic copy. If there are any disparities or inconsistencies, Donors and Donees (if their Donor has lost mental capacity) must notify the Public Guardian within 90 days of the date of notice. If the Donor or Donee does not notify the Public Guardian, the Donor’s electronic copy of the LPA will be treated as being free from error and as the LPA after the 90-day period. All subsequent updates to an LPA will be made on the electronic copy in OPGO.Once I have started to draft my LPA, is there a deadline for the LPA to be submitted to OPG?
You must submit your LPA to OPG for registration within 6 months from the date of creation of your LPA. This means that you must obtain your Donee’s consent to be appointed and have your LPA certified by a certificate issuer within this period. Your draft LPA will be removed from OPGO after 6 months from creation, and you will need to redraft your LPA.Why is some of my information already pre-filled as I complete the LPA form?
After Singpass/Corppass login, OPGO will retrieve your information from MyInfo. Designed by the Government, MyInfo enables citizens and residents to have their personal data pre-populated for simpler online transactions with government agencies.What if I lose mental capacity without having made an LPA?
If you did not make an LPA and subsequently lose your mental capacity to make certain decisions, the Mental Capacity Act allows for someone else to apply to the Court to either make the specific decisions for you or appoint one or more persons to be your Deputy to make the decision for you.
How about children with intellectual disabilities? Can an LPA be made for them?
Parents of children with intellectual disability may apply to the Court to be appointed Deputies if their children are likely to be still lacking in capacity after 21 years of age. Parents may also apply to the Court to appoint successor Deputies as future decision-makers for their children with intellectual disability in the event they are no longer around or are unable to make those decisions. An LPA would not be relevant because it can only be made by a person with mental capacity.What is the LPA application fee ?
LPA Application Fee
• Form 1 (Singapore Citizen): $70 (fee waived till 31 Mar 2026)
• Form 1 (Singapore Permanent Resident): $90
• Form 1 (Foreigner): $230
• Form 2 (Singapore Citizen): $185
• Form 2 (Singapore Permanent Resident): $230
• Form 2 (Foreigner): $275
What types of decisions are covered under personal welfare matters?
In general, a personal welfare Donee helps to make decisions on behalf of the Donor, relating to matters such as where the Donor should stay and his daily activities.
The types of decisions and actions a personal welfare Donee may be authorised to make include:
- Where the Donor should live,
- Who the Donor should live with,
- Day to day care decisions (e.g. What to wear and eat),
- What social activities to take part in,
- Handling the Donor’s personal correspondences,
- Whom the Donor may have contact with.