Power of Attorney: templates and forms
7 forms available to fill out or download.
Revocation of a power of attorney with notice to third parties (Germany)
Revoking a power of attorney in Germany: a letter to the agent asking for the power of attorney document back (§ 175 of the German Civil Code, BGB), which doubles as the notice to the bank, office or other body the power was shown or announced to — each receives a signed copy, because towards them the power stays in force until they are told it has ended (§§ 170–173 BGB). With the court route for declaring an unreturned document void (§ 176 BGB). In German; fill in, print, sign and deliver to each recipient with proof of receipt.
Power of attorney for a single matter (Germany)
A power of attorney for one matter in Germany — collecting a document, registering or deregistering a car, handing over a flat, attending an appointment at an office. With the principal and the agent, the matter described precisely, any limits, an expiry date, the return of the document and a specimen of the agent's signature. Under the German Civil Code (BGB) a power of attorney needs no particular form, but the land registry, the commercial register or disclaiming an inheritance require a publicly certified signature. In German; fill in, print, sign by hand and hand over the original.
General power of attorney for financial affairs (Germany)
The German Federal Ministry of Justice publishes a free model only for the lasting power of attorney, which also covers health and residence; this general power of attorney (Generalvollmacht) is our own wording for your property alone. It takes effect on signature, without conditions: your attorney represents you with banks, contracting parties, authorities and courts in all financial matters, and it continues if you later lose capacity. You choose whether it outlasts your death and whether self-dealing (§ 181 of the German Civil Code, BGB) and sub-delegation are allowed. In German, to sign by hand.
Power of attorney for vehicle registration matters (Germany)
A power of attorney for the vehicle registration office in Germany (Zulassungsstelle): it lets someone else register a car for you, re-register it after a change of keeper, deregister it or change your address in the papers. It names the principal and the representative with dates of birth and addresses, the vehicle with its VIN and plate, the eVB insurance number and the matter, and is limited to that matter. Many registration offices offer their own form free; check your office's document list. In German, to print and sign by hand.
Authority to collect an ID document and handle registration matters (Germany)
The authority that lets someone else collect your new ID card or passport at the German citizens' office (Bürgeramt), register or deregister your address for you, or apply for and collect a registration certificate. With the statement that the PIN letter has arrived, without which an ID card is not handed to a representative. Some offices offer their own form free of charge; this one is an independently worded alternative. In German, under the German Civil Code (BGB); fill in, print, sign by hand and give the original to your representative.
Lasting power of attorney for health, care and property (Germany)
The German Federal Ministry of Justice publishes a free model of the Vorsorgevollmacht; this document is our own wording. You authorise someone you trust to act for you in health and care, on where you live, with authorities and in all financial matters once you can no longer do so yourself. It names medical decisions, detention and coercive measures expressly, as § 1820(2) of the German Civil Code (BGB) requires, and works towards third parties without conditions. In German, to print and sign by hand.
Parental authority for a child's care and medical treatment (Germany)
The authority parents in Germany give grandparents, a babysitter, a childminder or the leader of a school trip to look after their child for a set period, take the child to the doctor and consent to treatment — or that one parent gives the other in advance. Choose routine treatment and emergencies, emergencies only, or a named treatment. With the health insurer, health notes and a release from medical confidentiality. Parental responsibility stays with the parents. In German, under the German Civil Code (BGB); fill in, print and have both holders of parental responsibility sign.