Should a Power of Attorney for Inheritance Matters Include Authority to Sell and Collect Money?

Inheritance with a Cross-Border Element

Prepared by: Constantinople

We do not automatically add powers to sell and collect money to every inheritance power of attorney. We first establish the work: records research, obtaining a certificate of inheritance, litigation, land registry procedures and collection are different stages. Missing necessary authority may halt a transaction; using wording broader than you need may permit unwanted dispositions. We therefore check the whole template before signature.

Specific authority requirements may arise for acts such as transferring real estate and settlement. A document given by one heir also does not automatically authorise disposal of other heirs’ shares. The asset to be sold, permitted transaction and arrangements for collecting the price must be specified. Granting collection authority and deciding which account receives the money are separate matters; we do not leave both to a general expression of trust.

For the review, share the intended transaction, known land registry or bank information and any existing power of attorney. If authority for settlement, waiver or other consequential acts is required, we explain its meaning separately. Requirements of form, authentication and translation for use of a foreign-executed document in Türkiye are checked according to the place of execution. The same template should not be assumed to be accepted in the same manner in every country.