Financial authority · Northern Ireland
Enduring Power of Attorney
Appoint an attorney to manage your property and financial affairs, including authority that continues if you later lose mental capacity.
Educational directory only. This page is not legal advice and does not replace the official instructions.
What this resource covers
Appoint an attorney to manage your property and financial affairs, including authority that continues if you later lose mental capacity.
This document or guide is specific to Northern Ireland. Do not substitute a similarly named form from another state, province, or territory.
Before you sign
The document must follow the exact form prescribed by the Enduring Power of Attorney Regulations (NI) 1989. If you later lose capacity, the attorney must register it with the Office of Care and Protection before continuing to act.
If capacity is disputed, the appointment is complex, or property crosses jurisdictions, get advice from a qualified lawyer or notary where appropriate.
After it is properly completed
Tell your attorney where the signed document is kept, and get legal advice on separate health and welfare planning, since an EPA does not cover those decisions in Northern Ireland.
You can then record its location and the responsible contacts in BeforeHand. Uploading a file does not make it legally valid or replace delivery, registration, witnessing, or notarization required elsewhere.
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