Types (6)
Durable
Appoints an agent to manage the principal’s financial and legal affairs on a continuing basis. The agent’s authority survives the principal’s subsequent incapacity, ensuring uninterrupted oversight of their estate.
General (Financial)
Grants the agent wide-ranging authority to handle the principal’s finances, including banking, real estate, and tax matters. The document becomes invalid if the principal is later adjudged incapacitated.
Health Care Proxy
Allows the principal to appoint a trusted person to make medical treatment decisions when the principal is unable to do so. The proxy is expected to act in accordance with the principal’s known wishes and best interests.
Limited (PDF)
Narrows the agent’s authority to carrying out only the specific tasks or transactions described in the document. The agent’s role ends when the designated matter is resolved or the stated period lapses.
Minor Child
Provides a parent with a mechanism to temporarily delegate caregiving responsibilities to another adult. The appointed individual can make decisions about the child’s education, health, and everyday needs.
Motor Vehicle
Authorizes an agent to handle vehicle-related transactions with the Registry of Motor Vehicles on the owner’s behalf, including title transfers, registration, and sales.
Signing Requirements
| Type | Requirement |
| Durable | Must be signed by the principal in the presence of 2 adult witnesses.[1] |
| General (Financial) | The principal must sign before 2 witnesses.[1] |
| Limited | Requires the principal’s signature and 2 witnesses.[1] |
| Health Care Proxy | Signed by the principal in the presence of 2 adult witnesses. The agent may not serve as a witness.[2] |
| Minor Child | Must be signed by the parent or guardian and acknowledged before a notary public.[3][4] |
| Motor Vehicle | The vehicle owner must sign the form with notarial acknowledgment. |