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Agreements on informal care

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YOUR PREPARATION · AGREEMENTS

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Existing care and representation documents

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Overview of tasks and hours

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Proofs of costs

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Proposal for reimbursement

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Relevant deeds of ownership or gifts

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We examine the documents and legal implications. You do not need to work out the arrangement yourself beforehand. We will agree on which missing documents we can request.

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"A clear request can be tested against your possibilities, boundaries and responsibility."
Paul Wellens

Your questions, step by step

Caring for someone dear to you takes time and attention. Clear agreements can support both the care recipient and the informal carer.

Why do I go to the notaire for this?

The civil-law notary helps align care, reimbursement and family agreements. The care recipient must be free to choose; representation requires separate review.

How do we make clear agreements about informal care?
  1. Describe who provides which help and what is feasible.

  2. Make costs and any possible reimbursement concrete.

  3. Record agreements about succession, replacement and termination.

How does this proceed and how long does it take?

Discuss agreements before structural payments or a transfer of assets. There is no fixed deed or preparation period.

Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
  • Who consents and who can represent someone?
  • What is reimbursement of costs and what is remuneration for services?
  • Which social and fiscal questions still need to be coordinated?
  • Are tasks, follow-up and termination clear?

We agree on which searches the office will conduct and which information you, your bank or another expert will provide.

What should I pay attention to before I sign?

Check whether tasks and remuneration are clear, who approves payments and what happens in case of admission, illness or death.

Is a passage still unclear? Feel free to ask for an explanation with an example from your own situation. Only sign when you understand what you are agreeing to.

What else must I arrange afterwards?

Keep expenses and agreed remunerations separate. Discuss the arrangement again if the care becomes heavier.

Which practical tips can help me?

Determine who can take over if the informal carer can no longer assist. An agreement must also take into account that person’s capacity.

What do these words mean?
Informal care
Non-professional assistance to someone from one’s own environment.
Reimbursement of costs
Repayment of expenses made, to be distinguished from remuneration for services.
Where can I find more explanation or help?

You do not have to phrase your question in legal terms. Tell what concerns you, what you want to arrange and if an important date is approaching.

We will look together at the next step. We agree in advance on how the office will assist you and what costs are involved.

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