Power of Attorney Generator

A power of attorney is a surprisingly powerful piece of paper: it lets another person act legally binding in your name. That is exactly why precision matters - too narrow and your representative cannot help; too broad and you hand over more power than intended. The generator walks you through the decisions without requiring you to have read the entire Civil Code.

The basis is the law of agency in Sections 164 ff. BGB. Whoever holds a valid power of attorney makes declarations that take effect for and against the principal. On top of that the generator builds ten typical types: general, banking, postal, litigation, precautionary care, care directive, child travel authorization, vehicle, real estate, and a special power for a single transaction.

Two points most samples stay silent on are built in here. First, exemption from the self-dealing ban under Section 181 BGB: without it your representative cannot conclude a transaction with themselves, which is often intended in family powers of attorney. Second, the transmortale power that remains valid beyond death, so the bank does not freeze the account before the certificate of inheritance arrives. Both can be switched on or off deliberately.

For advance care planning, the power of attorney is the central building block. A precautionary power (Vorsorgevollmacht) decides who acts for you if an accident or illness leaves you unable to - and in the best case spares you court-appointed guardianship. The generator reminds you to register it with the Federal Chamber of Notaries central register so it is actually found when needed.

An honest note: for banking, postal, or travel powers, written form is usually enough. For real estate transactions and certain cases the law requires notarial certification or authentication - the generator flags this instead of pretending every power is form-free. And a power of attorney can be revoked at any time; the tool covers that too.

Your entries serve only to create the document. You fill in principal, representative, and scope, pick the options, and download the finished, cleanly formatted PDF. No forced signup, no newsletter, no reuse of your data for advertising.