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NJ · Durable Power of Attorney
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Name someone you trust to handle your finances if you can't. Legally valid in New Jersey. Free to create, or add secure online document storage with the $29/year subscription.
New Jersey POA requirements
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.
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Download your power of attorney
A complete, personalized document, formatted for New Jersey.
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Sign and share
Sign in front of a notary. Give a copy to your agent.
Recording your New Jersey POA
New Jersey requires (or permits) recording of the POA at the County Clerk (or, in Hudson and Essex Counties, the Register of Deeds and Mortgages) in the county where the property lies when it covers real property. See N.J. Stat. §46:26A-2(b) (Title Recordation Act: powers of attorney for the conveyance or release of any interest in real property are entitled to recording; record the POA in the same county recording office contemporaneously with the deed, mortgage, or other instrument the agent executes).
Recording isn't required for a POA used only for financial accounts, but it's needed before your agent can sell, lease, or mortgage real estate on your behalf.
Gifts and your New Jersey agent
N.J.S.A. §46:2B-8.13a: a power of attorney shall not be construed to authorize the agent to gratuitously transfer property of the principal to the agent or to others except to the extent that the POA expressly and specifically so authorizes. A generic 'all acts the principal could perform' clause does NOT confer gift authority.
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