Types (6)
Advance Directive
Enables the principal to name a health care agent and record their medical treatment preferences. The document becomes effective when the principal can no longer communicate decisions regarding their own care.
Durable
Assigns an agent broad authority over the principal’s financial and legal affairs. The agent’s powers persist even if the principal later becomes mentally incapacitated, providing continuity during a health crisis.
General (Financial)
Gives the agent comprehensive control over the principal’s financial matters, from managing bank accounts to overseeing property transactions. The document becomes void upon the principal’s incapacitation.
Limited (PDF)
Restricts the agent’s authority to performing only the specific duties or transactions outlined in the document. Commonly used for one-time tasks such as signing a deed or completing a financial transaction on the principal’s behalf.
Minor Child
Allows a parent or guardian to temporarily delegate caregiving responsibilities to a trusted adult. The designee may make decisions regarding the child’s education, medical care, and daily welfare.
Motor Vehicle (Form T-8)
Form T-8 authorizes an agent to handle vehicle-related tasks on the owner’s behalf, including registration, title transfers, and the sale or purchase of a vehicle.
Signing Requirements
| Type | Requirement |
| Durable | Must be signed by the principal in the presence of 1 witness and acknowledged before a notary public.[1] |
| General (Financial) | The principal must execute the document before 1 witness with notarial acknowledgment.[1] |
| Limited | Requires the principal’s signature, 1 witness, and notarization.[1] |
| Advance Directive | Signed by the declarant in the presence of 2 competent witnesses who are at least 18 years of age.[2] |
| Minor Child | Must be signed by the parent or guardian and acknowledged before a notary public.[3] |
| Motor Vehicle | The vehicle owner must sign the form. Notarization is required. |