General Power of Attorney Form

A general power of attorney grants extensive powers to your Agent and should only be issued to a person you trust and who will act in your best interests.

The free power of attorney form supplied here is for a specific period only. It can be used for occasions such as when traveling out of state or country for an extended period or when you have a scheduled operation and/or hospital stay which will physically limit your ability to handle your affairs.

For a Durable Power of Attorney please refer to our Power of Attorney main page for links to our other free legal forms and additional guidelines for their use.

Note: This General Power of Attorney automatically expires on the date specified and there is no need to issue a revocation thereafter. Unlike a durable power of attorney, it also expires should you become mentally incapacitated.

General Power of Attorney

I, the undersigned

(Full legal name) ______________________________

(Identity / Social Security number) ______________________________ residing at

(Address) ____________________________________

____________________________________

appoint

(Full legal name) ________________________________

(Identity / Social Security number) ______________________________ residing at

(Address) ____________________________________

____________________________________

as my Attorney-in-Fact (Agent) with the power of delegation and substitution.

If my Agent is unable or unwilling to serve for any reason, I designate

(Full legal name) ________________________________

(Identity / Social Security number) ______________________________ residing at

(Address) ____________________________________

____________________________________

as substitute Agent.

1. I hereby revoke any and all previous powers of attorney signed by me except for my Power of Attorney for Health Care which shall remain in force.

2. This power of attorney shall become effective on the _____ day of ________________________20____ and shall expire on the ____ day of ______________________20____ or at an earlier date if revoked by me in writing.

3. This document shall be construed and interpreted as a general power of attorney and my Agent shall have full authority to act on my behalf in relation to all my property and affairs.

OR

3. This document shall be construed and interpreted as a general power of attorney and my Agent shall have full authority to act on my behalf in relation to my property and affairs, save for the following conditions and restrictions:

    3.1. _____________________

    3.2. _____________________

4. I furthermore grant my Agent the authority to:

    4.1. Make gifts within gift tax limits except to himself / herself.

    4.2. Execute, amend or revoke any trust agreement.

    4.3. Exercise the right to make a disclaimer on my behalf.

5. I indemnify and hold harmless my Agent from any loss that results from an error made in good faith save for willful misconduct or the willful failure to act in good faith.

6. I indemnify any third party from any claims which may arise against the third party because of reliance on this power of attorney.

7. My Agent shall provide accurate records of all transactions completed on my behalf and shall provide accounting records if I so request.

    7.1. If I am unable to review the records and accounting, they must be submitted to:

(Full legal name) ________________________________

(Identity / Social Security number) ______________________________ residing at

(Address) ____________________________________

____________________________________

8. My Agent shall be entitled to compensation for his / her services at a rate as set out by law and for reimbursement of all reasonable expenses in his / her duties as my Agent.

Executed this ______ day of __________________20 ____

at ______________________________________

Signature: ________________________________

in the presence of the undersigned witnesses:

Witness 1.

Name: ______________________

Address: _____________________________________________

Signature: ________________________

Witness 2.

Name: ______________________

Address: _____________________________________________

Signature: ________________________

Acknowledgement

This document was acknowledged before me on this ______day of ____________________20__ by ________________________(Principal's Full legal name)

Signature of Notary Public ______________________

Full legal Name ______________________________

My commission expires ________________________

State of ________________________

County of ______________________

Return from General Power of Attorney to Free Legal Documents

If you need your Agent to handle only certain matters on your behalf, you should consider issuing a limited power of attorney, rather than this general power of attorney. Please refer to our Free Legal Forms site map for an overview of the documents available.

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