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I want to plan ahead – power of attorney, advance healthcare directive, guardianship, will

Plan ahead for yourself or act for a relative who can no longer decide for themselves: power of attorney (Vorsorgevollmacht), guardianship directive (Betreuungsverfügung), advance healthcare directive (Patientenverfügung), emergency representation between spouses, guardianship proceedings and will. With the deadline for appealing against a guardianship order.

How the roadmap works. Answer the questions. Your roadmap is built from your answers. It shows which documents make sense, who may decide in an emergency and where you can get free advice. Important: without a power of attorney, even spouses and children generally may not decide for an adult. This roadmap provides information; it does not replace legal advice in an individual case.

Your answers are not stored or transmitted; they only appear in your browser's address bar. Anyone who shares the link also shares the answers. Legal status November 2026: BGB as amended by the guardianship law reform since 1 January 2023 (§§ 1358, 1814, 1816, 1820, 1827, 1828, 1878; guardian of a minor §§ 1782 ff.; inheritance law §§ 2247, 2248, 2265, 2303), Betreuungsorganisationsgesetz (BtOG), FamFG (§§ 15, 63, 64, 271 ff., 303), BNotO (§ 78a), Vorsorgeregister-Gebührensatzung as amended from 1 October 2026, GNotKG, GBO, SGB XI, JVEG.

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