Lasting Power of Attorney Online Form

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This online form is intended for Donors who wish to make a hardcopy Lasting Power of Attorney ("LPA") using the Office of the Public Guardian ("OPG") prescribed LPA Form 1. It collects the personal particulars and other information of the Donor, Donee(s) and any Replacement Donee so that our office can prepare the official hardcopy LPA Form 1 for your review and signing.

How this hardcopy LPA online form works:

1. Complete this online form as fully and accurately as possible.
2. Our office will transfer the information into the OPG-prescribed hardcopy LPA Form 1 and email you a PDF copy for checking. You must carefully review and confirm all particulars. Any errors or omissions remain your responsibility.
3. After you confirm the details, the Donor and Donee(s) will sign the hardcopy LPA in accordance with OPG's requirements and our signing instructions.

Signing of LPA. The Donor must sign the LPA at our office in Singapore before our lawyer as the Certificate Issuer, in accordance with OPG requirements. The Donee(s) and any Replacement Donee may sign in either of the following ways:

• Outside our office: Before an independent witness (in Singapore or overseas).
• At our office: At the same time as the Donor before our lawyer.

Any witness to a Donee's or Replacement Donee's signature must be at least 21 years old and must not be the Donor, any Donee or any Replacement Donee. Where the Donee(s) or Replacement Donee signs outside our office, you are responsible for ensuring that all OPG requirements on witnessing and execution are strictly complied with.

Identification documents. In this form, you will be asked to provide the identification particulars of the Donor and all Donee(s)/Replacement Donee(s). Please ensure that:

• you upload clear copies of their identification documents (for example, NRIC/FIN or passport);
• the particulars entered in this form match the identification document exactly;
• the Donor brings the original identification document to the signing appointment at our office; and
• any Donee(s) who sign the LPA before our lawyer also bring their original identification documents.

Elderly Donors. As a matter of firm policy, where the Donor is aged 75 years and above, we may not be able to assist with the LPA and will only do so on a case-by-case basis. Given the higher risk of mental capacity issues, we generally recommend that such Donors sign their LPA before a medical practitioner (for example, a doctor or psychiatrist) acting as the Certificate Issuer.

Save and Continue Later. This form allows you to save your progress and return to complete it within 30 days. To use this feature, please click the Save and Continue Later link at the end of the form (next to the Submit button) and enter your email address. A unique link will be emailed to you, which you may use to resume the form within the 30-day period.

Please use this Hardcopy LPA Form 1 service at LAW.com.sg only if you are unable to submit your LPA application online via the Office of the Public Guardian Online (OPGO) system. To check our current costs, please use our LPA Fee Calculator.

When may a hardcopy LPA be used? Please refer to the following guidance:

• Apply LPA Online at OPGO
• Hardcopy LPA Due to Exceptional Situations

The list of acceptable exceptional circumstances is set out in the OPG 2022 hardcopy LPA Form 1 (or its latest version) and on the OPG website.

Cover letter requirement. When submitting a hardcopy LPA to OPG, you must include a cover letter stating the reason(s) for using a hardcopy LPA and enclose any supporting documents (if applicable).

The Donor (YOU) is the person applying for the Power of Attorney. Please note that YOU (the Donor) need to sign the Power of Attorney, and you must be 21 years old and above and have mental capacity and not unduly influenced to make an LPA.

The Donee is the person whom you appoint to act for you (the Donor) under your LPA. Each Donee must be at least 21 years old and must consent to the appointment. If the Donee is appointed for Property and Affairs, they must not be an undischarged bankrupt.

You may also appoint a Replacement Donee, who will step in if a Donee’s appointment comes to an end (for example, if the Donee dies or becomes unable to act).

For each Donee and Replacement Donee, please provide a contact number and residential address (Singapore preferred or overseas). OPG requires at least one Singapore residential address in the LPA. If the address is overseas, you may enter the full overseas address in the “Street Name” box and insert a dash (“-”) in the remaining address boxes, in accordance with OPG’s guidance.

Please upload a clear copy of each Donee’s and Replacement Donee’s identification document (NRIC/FIN or passport). The particulars in this form must match the identification document exactly.

As this is a hardcopy LPA, all signatures must be wet ink. The Donor must sign at our office in Singapore before our lawyer as Certificate Issuer. Donee(s)/Replacement Donee may sign either outside our office before an independent witness (in Singapore or overseas), or at our office before our lawyer. The witness must be at least 21 years old and must not be the Donor, any Donee or any Replacement Donee. If the Donee/Replacement Donee signs outside our office, you are responsible for ensuring that all OPG requirements on witnessing, dating and execution are strictly complied with.

You may appoint a Replacement Donee to step in if a Donee can no longer act. This may happen if a Donee (not exhaustive):

1. notifies OPG that they disclaims the appointment;
2. is married to you and the marriage is subsequently dissolved or annulled;
3. dies;
4. becomes bankrupt (this affects the Donee’s powers in relation to Property and Affairs);
5. is removed by the court; or
6. loses mental capacity.

If all Donee(s) appointments are terminated and no Replacement Donee has been appointed, the LPA will be cancelled. A Replacement Donee will be able to act (and access the LPA) only when they become the Donee.

Post Submission – What Happens Next

1. Deposit (S$100) required. After you submit this online form, please remit a non-refundable deposit of S$100 to us before we begin preparing the documents. Please refer to our payment modes at https://glutenfreepleasure.com/__proxy_domain/law.com.sg/payment.
2. Estimated fees and balance payment. For our estimated LPA fees, please use our LPA Fee Calculator. All fees stated are subject to change without prior notice. The balance fees (if any) are payable on the appointment day before signing.
3. We prepare the hardcopy LPA Form 1. Upon receipt of the deposit, our office will complete the OPG prescribed hardcopy LPA Form 1 based on the information you have provided.
4. We email you a PDF for checking. We will email you a PDF copy of the completed LPA Form 1 for your checking. You must carefully review all particulars and ensure that they are accurate and complete. Any errors or omissions are your responsibility.
5. Choose how the Donee(s) will sign. Once you are satisfied with the contents of the LPA Form 1, you may proceed in either of the following ways:
   • Option A (Donee(s) sign outside our office): Arrange for your Donee(s) (and any Replacement Donee) to sign the hardcopy LPA before an independent witness outside our office (in Singapore or overseas). After they have signed, please book an appointment for the Donor to sign before our lawyer as Certificate Issuer, and bring the original LPA Form 1 to our office.
   • Option B (Donor and Donee(s) sign at our office): Book an appointment for both the Donor and the Donee(s) (and any Replacement Donee) to sign the hardcopy LPA at our office before our lawyer.
6. Delivery to OPG. After the Donor has signed before our lawyer as Certificate Issuer, the signed hardcopy LPA Form 1 and cover letter to OPG must be delivered to the Office of the Public Guardian at:
   
   3 Bishan Place #03-00, CPF Bishan Building, Singapore 579838
   
   
7. Choose the delivery mode. You may either deliver the documents yourself (by post or by hand), or instruct our office to courier them to OPG. An additional courier fee of S$50 per trip applies if you require our office to courier the documents.
8. OPG may contact you. Please note that OPG may contact the Donor and/or Donee(s) directly to clarify or verify any particulars, signatures or identification documents stated in the LPA Form.