Lasting Power of Attorney

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document which allows a person who is at least 21 years of age (“donor”), to authorize one or more persons whom you trust to be reliable, competent and capable (“donee(s)”) to make healthcare and/or financial decisions on your behalf in the unfortunate event if you should lose your mental capacity.

If you do not appoint a Lasting Power of Attorney and become incapacitated, your spouse or another family member will have to apply to the court to control your assets or access your bank accounts. This is a complicated and expensive process.

Accordingly, by having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place, it alleviates the stress and difficulties faced by your loved ones if you should lose mental capacity.

All Lasting Power of Attorney applications have to be witnessed and certified by a practicing lawyer, a registered psychiatrist or medical practitioner accredited by the Office of Public Guardian (OPG).

Cost:-

LPA Form 1: S$100 NETT

Requirements to apply for an LPA

  • All donor and donee(s)require a Singpass account
  • Singpass app must be installed and set-up on a smartphone which can receive SMS for OPT (one-time password) purposes

If the donor or donee does not have a Singpass account or Donors DO NOT have Singpass app installed in his or her phone then a hardcopy LPA application must be made.
Please contact us for more information.

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO BOOK AN LPA

  1. Please book appointment by online system below AND check junk folder if you do not receive email confirmation

    We operate strictly by appointment only. Please do not walk-in.

  2. Follow the instructions in our email to start the LPA application and appoint your donee(s).
    Your donee(s) must accept their appointment before we can complete the certification at our office.

  3. We only require the donor to be present during the appointment with Singpass installed and logged in on their phone.