Free Sample Power of Attorney Form (Durable Upon Disability)
Durable Power of Attorneys Effective Upon Disability are used to designate an individual to make decisions on your behalf if you become disabled. This document gives the person power to maintain contracts, sell property and make gifts on your behalf only upon your incapacity or disability.
Disclaimer:This was not drafted by an attorney & should not be used as a legal document.
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________, hereinafter referred to as PRINCIPAL, whose address, ________________________, being of sound mind, desire to appoint ______________, of __________________(Address) of __________________________ as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact.
This durable power of attorney shall become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal and shall terminate on _____________________________.
In the principal's name, and for the principal's use and benefit, said attorney-in-fact is authorized hereby to handle the following affairs:
Real property
Tangible personal property
Stocks and bonds
Commodities and options
Banks and other financial institutions
Operation of entity or business
Insurance and annuities
Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests
Claims and litigation
Personal and family maintenance
Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service
Retirement plans
Taxes
All that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done under the authority of this durable power of attorney is expressly approved.
Dated: __________, 20____ at _________________________, _________________________.
Principal Name: ____________________________________
Attorney-in-Fact Name: ______________________________
Witness' Signature: __________________________________
Witness' Signature: __________________________________
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