Types (6)
Advance Health Care Directive
Permits the principal to appoint a health care agent and outline their medical treatment preferences. The directive activates when the principal loses the ability to make or communicate health care decisions.
Durable
Confers ongoing financial authority upon an agent, who may manage the principal’s assets, banking, and legal matters. The agent’s authority endures even if the principal subsequently becomes incapacitated.
General (Financial)
Entrusts an agent with broad decision-making powers over the principal’s financial and business affairs. The form automatically terminates if the principal becomes unable to make decisions independently.
Limited (PDF)
Confines the agent’s role to handling only the particular tasks or transactions specified by the principal. The authority ends once the designated matter is resolved or the stated time period lapses.
Minor Child
Enables a parent or guardian to temporarily transfer caregiving duties to another responsible adult. The appointed individual can make decisions about the child’s schooling, health, and everyday needs.
Motor Vehicle
Allows an agent to carry out vehicle-related transactions at the county motor vehicle office on the owner’s behalf, including title transfers, registration, and sales.
Signing Requirements
| Type | Requirement |
| Durable | The principal must sign and have the signature acknowledged before a notary public.[1] |
| General (Financial) | Execution requires the principal’s signature with notarial acknowledgment.[1] |
| Limited | The principal’s signature must be acknowledged before a notary public.[1] |
| Advance Health Care Directive | Signed by the principal in the presence of 2 witnesses or acknowledged before a notary public.[2] |
| Minor Child | Must be signed by the parent or guardian. No specific execution statute, but notarization is recommended. |
| Motor Vehicle | The vehicle owner must sign the form with notarial acknowledgment. |