Michigan Durable Power of Attorney Form

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A Michigan durable power of attorney is a legal document that a person can use to give an agent the authority to make financial decisions for them. The powers granted through this type of POA document remain valid, and the agent retains their powers, even if the principal should become incapable of making their own decisions due to illness or other injury.

Michigan Durable Power of Attorney Form

A Michigan durable power of attorney is a legal document that a person can use to give an agent the authority to make financial decisions for them. The powers granted through this type of POA document remain valid, and the agent retains their powers, even if the principal should become incapable of making their own decisions due to illness or other injury.

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A Michigan durable power of attorney is a legal document that a person can use to give an agent the authority to make financial decisions for them. The powers granted through this type of POA document remain valid, and the agent retains their powers, even if the principal should become incapable of making their own decisions due to illness or other injury.

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Signing Requirements

Durable powers of attorney must be signed in the presence of a notary public or two witnesses.[1]

Attorney-in-Fact Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment of the Attorney-in-Fact’s Responsibilities – The agent (“attorney-in-fact”) must sign this form before they are authorized to act on behalf of the principal.[2]

 

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Michigan Durable Financial Power Of Attorney

Legal Definition

A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another as the principal’s attorney-in-fact in a writing…showing the principal’s intent that the authority conferred is exercisable notwithstanding the principal’s subsequent disability or incapacity…[3]

Sources

  1. § 700.5501(2)
  2. § 700.5501(4)
  3. § 700.5501(1)