Lasting power of attorney in Ra'anana
Attorney and notary Liron Segev is certified to draft a lasting power of attorney in Ra'anana. It is a legal document that lets anyone aged 18 or over decide how, and by whom, their affairs will be handled if they can no longer manage them.
It can cover property, personal and medical matters, all or only some, as you choose. It is meant for a time when a person can no longer make decisions, for example because of dementia, a mental disability or any other reason.
The idea is simple: you decide in advance who will make important decisions for you. Without one, your family may need to ask the court to appoint a guardian.
What a lasting power of attorney covers
Property matters
Managing money, bank accounts, assets and obligations.
Personal and medical matters
Decisions about where you live, your medical care and your daily life.
Choosing your attorney
You choose one or more people to act for you, and you can also name a substitute.
How decisions are made
With more than one attorney, you decide whether they act jointly or separately, and on which matters.
Your own instructions
You can add instructions your attorney must follow, within the limits of the law.
Signing and deposit
It is signed before a certified lawyer and deposited with the Administrator General, as the law requires.
Changing or revoking
The law sets out how it can be changed or revoked. Attorney Segev explains this at the first meeting.
When to make one
- You want to decide yourself who will manage your affairs if one day you cannot.
- An elderly parent can still make their own decisions, and the family wants to arrange things in time.
- You have property, a business or accounts that someone would need to manage.
- You have clear preferences about medical care and where you live.
- You want to spare your family a court process to appoint a guardian.
How it works
Explanatory meeting
Attorney Segev explains what a lasting power of attorney includes, and what an attorney may and may not do.
Your decisions
You choose your attorney, the matters to include and your instructions, and can take time to talk it over with family.
Signing
You sign the lasting power of attorney before Attorney Segev, who is certified to draft it.
Deposit
The document is deposited with the Administrator General, as the law requires.
Attorney Liron Segev is certified to draft lasting powers of attorney, and is also a notary who drafts wills, so you can arrange both in one place. A member of the Israel Bar Association since 1999, she has lectured on lasting powers of attorney and works in Hebrew and English in a boutique practice.
Frequently asked questions
Who can make a lasting power of attorney?
Anyone aged 18 or over who understands what the document means. It has to be made while you can still make decisions for yourself, so it is better not to put it off.
What may an attorney not do?
Under the law, there are acts an attorney may not perform on your behalf: changing religion; decisions or acts you were entitled to make for another person or as a parent or guardian; consenting to a child's adoption; voting in elections; acts under the Dying Patient Law, 2005; and making a will or naming beneficiaries under section 147 of the Succession Law, 1965.
Does the document have to be deposited?
Yes. The law requires a lasting power of attorney to be deposited with the Administrator General. Attorney Segev will explain the process as part of the work.
How is it different from a will?
A will decides what happens to your assets after your death. A lasting power of attorney decides who handles your affairs during your lifetime, if you cannot. Many people make both.
Can a lasting power of attorney be changed or revoked?
The law sets out how it can be revoked or changed. Attorney Segev will explain what is possible in your situation.
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