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Dealing with a French property transaction or inheritance when one of the parties lacks capacity can be particularly difficult. 

Especially as England & Wales has not yet ratified the Hague Convention on the international protection of adults, which means that whether an English Lasting Power of Attorney or Deputyship Order is accepted in France remains at the discretion of each institution you deal with. We would be pleased to advise in the following circumstances:

• You are a professional or lay Deputy or Attorney and wish to sell P’s French property
• You are a professional or lay Deputy or Attorney and wish to manage/close P’s French bank account
• You are a professional or lay Deputy or Attorney and P is inheriting assets in France
• You have capacity and wish to set up an English Lasting Power of Attorney or French mandat de protection future for use in France
• You are in the process of applying for a Deputyship for P in England & Wales and P owns assets in France