Kentucky Power of Attorney Forms
A Kentucky power of attorney form is a collective term used to describe a set of legal documents that allow a person to assign an agent to handle tasks or decisions for themselves. The person that completes and signs the form (the principal) can use a POA to assign rights over tax matters, medical decisions, real estate management, and vehicles, to name a few.
For any matters not specifically mentioned in a POA, the principal should make use of a limited power of attorney, which lets the principal create any powers they wish. Once signed, all the agent has to do is present the document to the applicable party (such as a bank). Once a person agrees to become a principal’s agent, they are legally required to uphold the conditions included in the form.
Types (9)
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx), Rich Text (.rtf)
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx), Rich Text (.rtf)
Download – Adobe PDF
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx)
Download – Adobe PDF, MS Word (.docx), Rich Text (.rtf)
Download – Adobe PDF
Laws & Signing Requirements
A Kentucky Power of Attorney outlines, according to the determination of a Principal, the ways in which an Agent will legally take on the decision making powers of a Principal for the purpose of managing one or more of their affairs. Both parties should be aware of the fact that unless otherwise specified within the form, the POA will come into immediate effect once it meets legal requirements and is signed by all necessary parties. Specifications about a precise starting date can include a particular future date or occurrence of a future event, such as the Principal’s incapacity.
- Kentucky Power of Attorney Laws – (KRS Chapter 457, “Uniform Power of Attorney Act”)
- State Definition of Power of Attorney (§ 457.020) – means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term power of attorney is used.
- Signing Requirements (§ 457.050) – Must be signed by the Principal before a Notary Public or other authorized individual, as well as two (2) disinterested witnesses. If the Principal so requires (and the POA states the reason for this method being taken) they are permitted to ask another person to sign their name for them. This action, however, must be done in their conscious presence.