In order to authorize another person to perform certain actions on your behalf or to act as your representative in various situations, a power of attorney is required. In this article, we will go through the most important things you need to know about powers of attorney and how we at Legalisering.se can help.
What does a power of attorney mean and when is it required?
A power of attorney means that the person giving the power of attorney (the one who gives the power of attorney, so-called principal) gives the power of attorney (the person who receives the power of attorney, the so-called power of attorney) the right to perform certain actions in the name of the person giving the power of attorney or to act as their representative in various situations.
Examples of such actions or situations are the purchase of an apartment, the right to pay bills, or to act as a representative in a court process. The power of attorney can be valid for a certain period or until further notice.
It is also possible that there are several authorizers and holders of authorization on the same authorization. Therefore, it is important that you clearly state who/who are the power of attorney and who/who are the power of attorney holders when you write the power of attorney. In a power of attorney relationship, there are thus at least two people.
How do you write a power of attorney?
There are two ways to write en power of attorney.
There are many tempaltes on internet, some are free while some needs to be paid for. You can find one of those tempaltes which suits your need. Fill in all the details.
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If you want to have tailor made power of attonery, you can contact us to book a time, our lawer will help you.
How much does it cost to legalize a signature on a power of attorney?
It costs SEK 499 to legalize a signature on a power of attorney. If there are several signatures (attorney and witness), it costs SEK 100 extra per signature.
How can you get a power of attorney legalized?
We notarize signatures on power of attorney, but we do not take responsibility for the content of the power of attorney itself.
It depends on which country the power of attorney is going to be used, for the contries who joined the Hague convention, usually apostille is required. For the countries which did not join the Hague convention, embassy legalization is required.
For the countries who join the Hague convention, for example, Spain, Portugual, the procedure is as follows
- Prepare the power of attonery
- Visit our office in Stockholm and sign in front of us. If you dont have the possbility to visit us, you can post to the documents.
- We notarize the signature on the power of attorney.
- We issue apostille on it.
For the countries who did not join the Hague convention, for example, China, Thailand, UAE, the procedure is as follows
- Prepare the power of attonery
- Visit our office in Stockholm and sign in front of us. If you dont have the possbility to visit us, you can post the documents.
- We notarize the signature on the power of attorney.
- We legalize it with the Swedish Foreign Ministry
- We legalized it with the respective embassy
Can I have the power of attorney in different languages?
Yes, you can have the power of attorney in any language you like. We are only legalizing the signature, not the content.
Can legalisering.se help with translation of the power of attorney?
Yes, we can help with translation. Usually we notarize the signature first, then we get the fullmakt and notarization certificate translated into the language you need, then we either apostille it or get its legalized by the respecktive embassy.
