Is English Enduring Power of Attorney valid in France?
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Is English Enduring Power of Attorney valid in France?
Martin Spamfree
12/06/2009, 10:34
Some years back, I signed a deed of Enduring Power of Attorney so that if, one day, I lost my marbles, my kids could take charge of my affairs.
I'm now living permanently in France. I have two questions:
- If needed, could an Enduring Power of Attorney be registered in England and then used in France?
- What is the French equivalent of Enduring Power of Attorney or Lasting Power of Attorney, if it exists?
Cheers
Martin
Re: Is English Enduring Power of Attorney valid in France?
Chancer
12/06/2009, 11:22
I signed the equivalent for my house purchase as I was about to go travelling, so it exists but I cant remember the name, it is a standard form that the Notaire has.
Re: Is English Enduring Power of Attorney valid in France?
parsnips
12/06/2009, 12:28
Hi, What you signed was probably a "Mandat" which was only valid for a particular transaction. The french equivalent of enduring power of attorney, (which is very new) is the"Mandat de protection future", it seems very complicated (google it), but within a family wives and children have extensive powers anyway: the mandat seems primarily for third parties to look after isolated people.
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