Types (6)
Durable
Designates an agent to manage the principal’s financial and personal affairs with lasting authority. The document remains enforceable even after the principal becomes disabled or incapacitated.
General (Financial)
Gives the agent sweeping authority to oversee the principal’s finances, real estate, and business operations. The agent’s authority automatically ends if the principal becomes incapacitated or dies.
Health Care
Appoints an agent to make medical decisions when the principal cannot do so personally. The agent is expected to follow the principal’s previously expressed wishes regarding treatment and end-of-life care.
Limited (PDF)
Narrows the agent’s role to carrying out only the particular duties or transactions listed in the document. Well-suited for one-time events such as a real estate closing or a bank withdrawal.
Minor Child
Allows a parent to temporarily assign caregiving responsibilities to a trusted individual under the Safe Families Act. The designated person may manage the child’s schooling, health care, and everyday needs.
Motor Vehicle (Form TR-41)
Form TR-41 authorizes an agent to conduct vehicle title, registration, and sale transactions with the Division of Vehicles on the owner’s behalf.
Signing Requirements
| Type | Requirement |
| Durable | Must be signed by the principal and acknowledged before a notary public.[1] |
| General (Financial) | The principal must sign with notarial acknowledgment.[1] |
| Limited | Requires the principal’s signature acknowledged before a notary public.[1] |
| Health Care | Signed by the principal in the presence of 2 adult witnesses and acknowledged before a notary public.[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. No notarization is required. |