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Mandat de protection extrajudiciaire

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YOUR PREPARATION · PROTECTION

Specific documents for your meeting. Indicate what is ready, where you need help, and what is not applicable.

Prepare what you already have. A missing document is no reason to postpone your first appointment. We will discuss what we can obtain for you.

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Which documents should I provide?

Details of the mandator and all designated persons

Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.

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To review

Existing mandates and any guardianship arrangements

Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.

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To review

Marriage contract and relevant gift agreements

Provide the full text and any amendments. Look in your deed folder or Mijn akten. Not everything is digitally available; if necessary, indicate which office drafted the deed.

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To review

Overview of real estate, accounts and business

Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.

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To review

Existing advance directives, insofar as relevant

Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.

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To review

What do we record?

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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More explanation: The mandat de protection extrajudiciaire.

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"You can trust someone with a small agreement without immediately granting access to your greatest vulnerability or most important decision."
Paul Wellens

Your questions, step by step

Thinking about later can feel uncertain. With a mandat de protection extrajudiciaire you can now discuss whom you trust and what assistance you wish in the future.

Why do I go to the notaire for this?

With a mandat de protection extrajudiciaire you preselect who may act for you and what this person is permitted to do. The notaire discusses limits, substitution and protection against conflicts of interest.

Who can make decisions for me if I can no longer do so myself?
  1. Choose one or more trusted persons and a substitute.

  2. Discuss banking affairs, home, care-related wishes, oversight and the moment the mandate takes effect.

  3. Have the document drawn up, signed and registered in good time.

How does this proceed and how long does it take?

You must understand what you are deciding when giving the mandate. Registration is necessary for the mandate to remain effective in the event of later incapacity.

If you have any doubts about your health, it is best to get in touch quickly; there is no general fixed processing time.

Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
  • Can you make your choice freely and with sufficient understanding?
  • Are powers, substitution and supervision appropriately defined?
  • Who acts when the interests of you and your representative conflict?
  • Are the correct form and registration arranged, and do other advance directives align?

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?

Is someone allowed to sell or gift your home? Who acts in the event of a conflict of interest?

How is accounting carried out? Let representation for patient rights and personal advance directives be coordinated separately.

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?

Tell the designated persons where the deed is and how to use it. Coordinate its use with your bank.

Review the mandate when your trust, health or family situation changes.

Which practical tips can help me?

Choose not only someone you trust but also someone capable of carrying out the task. Discuss practical implementation in advance.

What do these words mean?
Mandator
the person who gives the mandate.
Mandatary
the person who acts within the mandate on your behalf.
Incapacitated
no longer fully able to understand and weigh what a particular decision means.
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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General explanation for your preparation. The rules and documents that apply to you are determined based on your file.