Form

Form PA12: Apply for power of attorney (intestate)

Apply to appoint someone to act as the representative of the person entitled to the estate.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 19 July 2018
• Last updated: 17 May 2022
  Show all updates

  1. 17 May 2022

     Uploaded new versions of PA12 in English and Welsh.

  2. 9 September 2021

     Added HMCTS Probate address.

  3. 2 June 2021

     Replaced form and added Welsh version of form.

  4. 2 November 2020

     Removed the sentence 'If you use the paper form you’ll need to swear an oath in person at a probate registry’.

  5. 13 May 2020

     Updated form PA12, Power of attorney (Intestate).

  6. 19 July 2018

     First published.

Documents

Apply for power of attorney (intestate)

PDF, 106 KB, 8 pages

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Gwneud cais am atwrneiaeth (diewyllys)

PDF, 107 KB, 8 pages

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Details

Send your completed form to:

HMCTS Probate
PO Box 12625
Harlow
CM20 9QE

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