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​Stay in control with powers of attorney and MyLastKey - especially in emergencies.

If, at an older age, you no longer wish or are no longer able to manage certain matters yourself, you can appoint a trusted person by issuing a power of attorney. This person may then act on your behalf and represent you in specified legal transactions. You can revoke the power of attorney at any time.

Choose someone you trust completely - often a partner, adult children, or close friends. A clearly drafted power of attorney makes it easier for your representative to protect your interests in an emergency and prevents outsiders from making decisions about your affairs.

A notarisation is generally not mandatory. Exception: real-estate transactions (e.g., selling or encumbering property) require notarial involvement. Regardless, notarisation can be useful to confirm authenticity - especially for broad powers.

Complete and sign the forms now, then scan or photograph the signed documents as PDF/JPG and upload them to your MyLastKey. With MyLastKey, it only takes a few clicks - simple, securely encrypted, and always at hand.

Durable power of attorney

Emergencies often come without warning: family members neither automatically have a say in treatment decisions nor a right to information, because physicians are bound by confidentiality. A durable power of attorney established while you are fully competent addresses this - you designate a trusted person to act for you when you cannot give consent yourself. Ideally, avoid conditions such as “effective only in a contingency,” since proving them can delay action; a power that is effective immediately enables swift decisions. Choose your attorney-in-fact carefully - and remember, you can revoke the power at any time.

Download durable power of attorney (template)

Advance healthcare directive

Medical procedures are never completely risk-free - even rare complications such as a coma can occur. With an advance healthcare directive (living will), you set out - bindingly - which treatments you wish to receive or refuse if you lack decision-making capacity. Physicians, caregivers, and your appointed agents are required to follow these instructions.

Download advance healthcare directive

Download advance healthcare directive

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Bank power of attorney

With a bank power of attorney, you authorize a trusted person to manage your financial affairs on your behalf. You determine the scope - for example, cash withdrawals, transfers, securities trades, and even closing accounts. Many banks and savings banks provide their own forms for this.

Download bank power of attorney

Advance healthcare directive

Medical procedures are never completely risk-free - even rare complications such as a coma can occur. With an advance healthcare directive (living will), you set out - bindingly - which treatments you wish to receive or refuse if you lack decision-making capacity. Physicians, caregivers, and your appointed agents are required to follow these instructions.

Download advance healthcare directive

Sources: Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz (BMJV), Germany

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