Power of Attorney

Care Aware
Jan 11, 2024
1 min read

The number of registered lasting power of attorneys has increased drastically in recent years to more than 6 million. but the process of making one retains many paper-based features that are over 30 years old. Every year, the Office of the Public Guardian handles more than 19 million pieces of paper as a result of their offline system.

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