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Statutory Durable Power of Attorney - Georgia

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This is Georgia’s official statutory form for naming someone (your “agent”) to handle your financial and legal affairs. It is durable, meaning it stays in effect if you become incapacitated, unless you say otherwise in the Special Instructions. It does not cover medical decisions. For health care, use a Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care. This is Georgia’s official statutory form for naming someone (your “agent”) to handle your financial and legal affairs.

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Who this form is for

  • Georgia residents and families reviewing statutory durable power of attorney.

What you'll need

  • Read the packet’s instructions before completing its fields.
  • Follow the packet’s signing, witness and identification instructions.

How to complete it

  1. Name your agent (Page 1) Enter your full legal name, then your agent’s name and contact information. You may also name up to two successor agents.
  2. Grant general authority (Page 2) Initial each subject you want your agent to handle, or initial “All preceding subjects.” Leave a line blank to withhold that power. Initials must be handwritten in ink.
  3. Specific authority — optional (Page 2–3) Powers such as making gifts, changing beneficiaries or creating trusts are granted only if you initial them. Read the caution carefully.
  4. Special Instructions and conservator — optional Use the Special Instructions to limit or add to the powers, name a coagent, delay the start date or set pay for your agent. If you are unsure what to write, speak with an attorney.
  5. Sign before a witness AND a notary Georgia requires both. Do not sign ahead of time. Bring a current government-issued photo ID. Your witness must be a competent adult who is not your agent; the notary cannot also be the witness. Need a witness? Our notary can bring one for an additional fee.

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Advance Directive for Health Care - Georgia

This is Georgia’s official form for naming a health care agent and writing down your treatment wishes. It replaces the old Georgia living will and durable power of attorney for health care. It does not cover finances — for that, use a Georgia Statutory Form Power of Attorney. You may fill out any of Parts One to Three, but you must complete Part Four.

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Agent Certification of Power of Attorney - Georgia

Banks, title companies and other businesses may ask an agent to certify under oath that the power of attorney is still valid before they accept it. This is Georgia’s official optional form for that certification. Once a business requests it, Georgia law gives the business a short deadline to accept a statutory form power of attorney after receiving the certification (O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-20).

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Limited Power of Attorney - Georgia

A limited (or special) power of attorney lets someone (your “agent”) handle one specific task for you, such as closing a bank account, selling a car, signing for a package or handling a single transaction while you are away. For broad financial authority, use the Georgia Statutory Form Power of Attorney instead. For real estate, use the Georgia Real Estate Power of Attorney, which is formatted for recording.

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Real Estate Power of Attorney - Georgia

This form lets someone (your “agent”) sell, buy, refinance or manage one specific Georgia property for you, for example when you cannot attend the closing. Closing attorneys and lenders usually require the power of attorney to be recorded with the deed, so this form follows Georgia recording format: a 3-inch blank space at the top of the first page and room for the return address.

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Revocation of Power of Attorney - Georgia

Use this form to cancel a Georgia financial power of attorney, such as a statutory form, limited or real estate power of attorney. It is formatted so it can be recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court, which is important if the original power of attorney was recorded. To revoke a health care directive, use the Georgia Revocation of Advance Directive for Health Care instead.

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