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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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]