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Decide who you’d trust to act for you, and which powers to grant. GitLaw drafts the document in plain language and explains each choice. In the US it prepares a state-specific durable power of attorney; in the UK it drafts an ordinary power of attorney and your lasting power of attorney (LPA) instructions, then points you to gov.uk, where an LPA is officially registered.
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How a power of attorney actually works
Four honest steps, and where the UK hands off to gov.uk
A power of attorney lets someone you trust act for you. The hard part isn’t the form, it’s the decisions, and knowing exactly how each one becomes valid. Here’s the whole path, including the register step no drafting tool can do for you.
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Before you start
The real work of a power of attorney is the decisions, not the paperwork. Who do you trust to act for you, and a replacement if they can’t? Which powers do you grant (money and property, and separately, in the UK, health and welfare)? Should the power take effect now or only if you lose capacity? Two things worth knowing up front. In the US, a general power ends if you lose capacity, while a durable one continues, which is usually the point, so durable is the common choice. In the UK, a lasting power of attorney (LPA) only works once it is registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG); GitLaw helps you get the decisions and wording right, then you register at gov.uk.
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Draft, not valid until signed (and, for a UK LPA, registered with the OPG)
October 26, 2026
This power of attorney is granted by Alex Morgan.
Power of Attorney granted by Alex Morgan
I, Alex Morgan, appoint my spouse as my attorney to act for me. 1. Powers granted. My attorney may act on the money and property matters I select, for example managing accounts, paying bills, and dealing with property. 2. When it applies. In the US this can be a durable power (continuing if I lose capacity) or a general one. In the UK, a property & financial affairs LPA can be used while I still have capacity if I allow it; a health & welfare LPA can only be used once I have lost capacity. 3. Replacement attorney. If my first attorney cannot act, a replacement I name steps in. 4. Instructions & preferences. Any conditions I set on how my attorney should act, the free-text wording that trips up DIY LPAs, go here. This is a draft. In the US it has no effect until signed as your state requires; in the UK an LPA has no effect until registered with the OPG.
Signed by the principal, to be witnessed as the jurisdiction requires:Alex MorganAlex MorganPrincipal (donor)
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The step that makes it valid
This is the offline part, and it differs by jurisdiction, we won’t pretend it doesn’t. US: most durable powers of attorney must be signed before a notary; several states also require witnesses (for example New York requires notarisation and two witnesses; California allows a notary or two witnesses). Real-property use effectively requires notarisation. GitLaw gives you the checklist for your state. UK: everyone signs the same paper original in a set order, with a witness, and a certificate provider confirms you understand the LPA. Attorneys cannot witness the donor, and there are no digital signatures on the LPA itself. A healthcare power of attorney is a separate instrument, don’t assume one form covers both.
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Register (UK) & store
UK: a lasting power of attorney must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used, this is done at gov.uk, costs £92 per LPA, and typically takes around 8 to 10 weeks if there are no errors. GitLaw does not replace that step; it gets your decisions and instructions right so registration isn’t rejected. (A UK ordinary power of attorney, by contrast, needs no registration.) US: keep the signed, notarised original safe and give your agent a copy, banks and title companies will ask for it. Both: review it after major life events, and version it. A power of attorney generally ends on death, a will takes over from there.
Example power of attorney for Alex Morgan, appointing my spouse. Drafted October 26, 2026. This is a sample, your own answers fill every clause.
What registering a power of attorney actually takes
Not because it’s hard, because the decisions feel heavy and the process is opaque. In the UK, DIY forms are rejected in their tens of thousands over wording alone. The result: when someone loses capacity, families are left applying to a court instead.
~39,000UK LPA applications rejected in a year, often over wording (per MoneySavingExpert)
£92gov.uk fee to register one UK lasting power of attorney with the OPG
8–10 weeksTypical OPG processing time for an error-free UK LPA
Sources: gov.uk (LPA fee and registration times); MoneySavingExpert (rejections). Figures are current at publication and can change, check gov.uk before you register.
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Free, in plain language, US or UK. We’ll guide the decisions and draft the wording, and tell you exactly where an official step, like registering a UK LPA at gov.uk, takes over.
Power of attorney, your questions answered
Yes, in both countries. In the US you can complete a durable power of attorney yourself, many states publish free statutory forms, as long as it’s signed the way your state requires. In the UK you can make and register a lasting power of attorney yourself through gov.uk. What people get wrong is the decisions and the wording, not who typed it. GitLaw helps with exactly that; for complex estates or business interests, a lawyer review is still worth adding.
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