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Find out about making investments for someone who does not have mental capacity.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Czechia, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
This guide gives information on the general law that governs family and property relations in Egypt.
The process when a British national dies in Germany, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
This toolkit provides a guide for parents and carers to make financial decisions for a young person who lacks mental capacity.
The Government is introducing legislation to allow people to use video-conferencing technology for the witnessing of wills being made.
The process when a British national dies in Portugal, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Use the online service to update details of an estate, authorise an agent, or close an estate.
Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
The process when a British national dies in Greece, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
How the death certification process in England and Wales will change from 9 September 2024, including the introduction of medical examiners.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
The process when a British national dies in Turkey, including registering the death, funerals and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
How to make a summary decision on court costs in a fast track case or after a short hearing lasting up to a day.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Canada.
Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.
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