A power of attorney must be written, dated, and signed by you in front of a notary public. If you want the power to end at a certain time, list the day, month, and year when it ends.
Important: the power of attorney is effective as soon as it is signed and notarized. It gives powers to the attorney in fact right away- not only if you become sick or incapacitated.
The power of attorney form was updated in January 1, 2014. The current form has more instructions and warnings about the roles and responsibilities of an Attorney in Fact.
If you did a Power of Attorney form in the past it is still okay. You don’t need to do a new one. If you are making a Power of Attorney form now, use the form that is attached to this factsheet. Make sure you read the “Important Notice to the Principal” page after the form. You need to initial it to show you have read it and keep it as part of the form.
Or, create a Power of Attorney online at www.lawhelpmn.org/forms.
This is a step-by-step interview that lets you print out a completed form when done.