Powers of Attorney
Appoint someone you trust to act for you — general, limited, durable, medical, springing, or special authority. Every form is state-specific, includes the statutory short form where one exists, and is ready to sign before a notary in minutes. Valid in all 50 states.
- State-specific POA statutes built in (UPOAA, CA Prob. Code, NY GOL §5-1513, FL Stat. ch. 709, TX Est. Code §752)
- Agent powers, successor agents, and hot powers handled correctly
- Instant PDF — fill out, sign before a notary, done
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Durable Power of Attorney
Create a durable power of attorney that stays in effect if you become incapacitated, letting an agent act on your behalf…
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Durable Authority Clauses
Documents powers that can remain effective even if the principal later becomes incapacitated.
State-Specific Requirements
Keeps signing, witness, and notarization expectations organized for the selected state.
Financial Planning Support
Helps name an agent and define authority over practical financial, property, and account matters.
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Without a POA, your family goes to court
When someone loses capacity without a power of attorney in place — after a stroke, dementia diagnosis, or accident — their family cannot simply step in. The bank will not let a spouse sign checks. The hospital will not release records to an adult child. Medicare appeals go unanswered. The only remedy is to petition the probate court for a guardianship or conservatorship — a process that costs $3,000–$10,000, takes three to six months, and results in ongoing court supervision with annual accountings. The 2006 Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA) has now been adopted in 30+ states, and every state has some version of a statutory short-form POA that banks and brokerages are legally required to honor (with specific exceptions under UPOAA §120). A POA executed today prevents the courtroom entirely.
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Why use our POA forms
State-specific statutory short forms
Where your state offers a statutory short-form POA, we default to it — so third parties accept it on the first try. Where no short form exists, we generate a UPOAA-compliant POA with every required element.
Agent powers handled correctly
Every POA requires you to decide which powers the agent can exercise — and whether they can give gifts, create or amend trusts, change beneficiary designations, or delegate to successor agents. Our forms present each power with plain-English explanations.
Successor agents and revocation built in
Every POA in this collection lets you name successor agents who step in if your first choice is unable or unwilling to serve. Every form includes clear revocation instructions.
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Featured — Durable Power of Attorney
Durable Power of Attorney — the one POA every adult should have
Our Durable Power of Attorney is the main product in this collection — the POA that does the work when life stops going to plan. "Durable" means the authority survives the principal's incapacity, so the agent can keep paying bills, managing investments, and handling Medicare and Social Security appeals when you can't. Every state recognizes durable POAs; most have adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA) or a close variant. Our durable POA form handles state-specific notarization and witness requirements, the required durability clause, successor-agent naming, hot-powers authorization, and acceptance language that forces banks to honor the document under UPOAA §120. Where your state offers a statutory short form (NY, CA, FL, TX, and a dozen others), we use it verbatim.
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Real people who set up their powers of attorney with us
"My mom's early-stage Alzheimer's diagnosis was a wake-up call. We set up a durable POA that weekend — named me as agent, my sister as successor, and included the hot powers for gifts and trust transfers her estate attorney told us we'd need. Her bank accepted it without blinking."
Rachel M.
Columbus, OH
"I was deploying overseas for eight months and needed my wife to be able to refinance our mortgage and sell my truck if we needed to. A limited POA with a two-year expiration covered it perfectly — specific to those transactions, notarized before I left, and we didn't have to worry about it lingering after I got home."
Jordan B.
Norfolk, VA
"After my heart surgery scare, my husband and I each signed medical POAs naming each other as agents and our daughter as successor. The doctors put them in our charts at the hospital. Six months later he had a stroke, and I didn't have to argue with anyone about getting into his care conferences or making decisions on his behalf."
Linda K.
Tampa, FL
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about powers of attorney
A Power of Attorney (POA) is a legal document in which one person (the "principal") authorizes another person (the "agent" or "attorney-in-fact") to act on their behalf. The scope can be broad (general, durable) or narrow (limited, special). POAs are governed by the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA, 2006), adopted in 30+ states, plus state-specific statutes.
A general POA terminates automatically if the principal becomes incapacitated — which is exactly when you'd most want someone able to act. A durable POA contains a durability clause that keeps the authority in effect through incapacity, until the principal's death or revocation.
For standard financial and healthcare POAs, no. Our forms are drafted against the UPOAA and state statutes and — where available — use the state's statutory short form. For high-net-worth estate planning involving gifting strategies, business interests, or complex trust interactions, we recommend working with a licensed estate planning attorney.
In most states, yes — and some require both. Notarization is the norm for durable financial POAs nationwide. Witness requirements vary by state and by document type. Each form tells you exactly what your state requires and includes the right signature blocks.
"Hot powers" are specific authorities that must be granted expressly in the POA — a general grant of authority is not enough. These include creating or amending trusts, making gifts, changing beneficiary designations, and similar high-impact powers. Our POA forms include a separate hot-powers section.
Yes. It is common to have a durable financial POA and a medical POA simultaneously, naming potentially different agents for each. You can also have transaction-specific limited POAs running alongside a durable POA.
Revocation requires a written, signed revocation document, actual notice to the agent, and notice to every third party that has been relying on the POA — banks, brokerages, insurance companies, the IRS, healthcare providers. Our POA forms include revocation instructions.
Under UPOAA §106, a POA that was valid when signed is recognized by states that have adopted the UPOAA, and most other states recognize out-of-state POAs under general conflict-of-laws principles. If you relocate or own property in another state, re-executing under the new state's form can reduce pushback.
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Powers of Attorney Legal Forms
Create a durable power of attorney that stays in effect if you become incapacitated, letting an agent act on your behalf. All 50 states.
Create a medical power of attorney naming a healthcare agent to make medical decisions if you cannot. State-specific for all 50 states.
Create a limited power of attorney granting an agent authority for specific acts or a set time period. State-specific for all 50 states.
Create a springing power of attorney that takes effect only upon a defined triggering event, such as incapacity. All 50 states.
Create a special power of attorney authorizing an agent to handle one specific transaction, such as a title transfer. All 50 states.
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