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FL · Durable Power of Attorney
Make your Florida power of attorney.
Free and legally valid in Florida. Name someone you trust to handle your finances if you can't.
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Key features in Florida
- Florida has no statutory short-form POA. Chapter 709 part II (the Florida Power of Attorney Act, §§709.2101 to 709.2402) prescribes execution and authority but does not provide a fill-in statutory form.
- Seven 'superpowers' under Fla. Stat. §709.2202(1)(a) to (g) require the principal to sign or initial next to each specific enumeration: (a) create an inter vivos trust; (b) amend, modify, revoke, or terminate a trust; (c) make a gift; (d) create or change rights of survivorship; (e) create or change a beneficiary designation; (f) waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity; (g) disclaim property and powers of appointment.
- Springing POAs are abolished for instruments executed on or after October 1, 2011 (Fla. Stat. §709.2108(1)). A POA must be effective on execution, not on a future date or contingency.
- Requires BOTH two subscribing witnesses AND notarial acknowledgment. Fla. Stat. §709.2105 (stricter than most states).
- POAs witnessed via remote online witnessing under §117.285 are not effective to grant any of the seven superpowers (Fla. Stat. §709.2202(6)).
How it works
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Answer a few questions
About your agent, the powers you want to grant, and when they take effect. Takes about 10 minutes.
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Download your power of attorney
A complete, personalized document, formatted for Florida.
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Sign and share
Sign in front of 2 adult witnesses and a notary. Give a copy to your agent.
No account, nothing stored on our servers
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