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Durable Power of Attorney - Washington

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A Washington durable power of attorney names someone (your “agent”) to handle your property and financial matters, and keeps working if you later become incapacitated. It does not cover health care. A Washington durable power of attorney names someone (your “agent”) to handle your property and financial matters, and keeps working if you later become incapacitated. It does not cover health care.

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Who this form is for

• For Washington residents and families: durable power of attorney.

What you'll need

• Read the supplied packet before filling in its fields.
• Follow this document's signing, identification, witness and filing instructions.

How to complete it

1. Name your agent (Page 1) Enter your agent and up to two successor agents.
2. Initial the powers (Pages 1–3) Initial each general subject, or the line granting all. Powers like gifts, trusts, and community property agreements must each be initialed separately on Page 3. Initials must be handwritten in ink.
3. Effective date and instructions (Page 4) Choose immediate or upon incapacity. Washington requires a power of attorney to state expressly that it survives incapacity, and this form does.
4. Sign before a notary or two witnesses (Pages 5–6) We recommend the notary: under Washington law a notarized signature is presumed genuine, and banks accept it more readily. Bring a current, government-issued photo ID.

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