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For a POA to be valid, the principal must sign the POA and their signature must be notarized. The person authorized to act on the principal's behalf is the agent or attorney-in-fact and must submit a valid government issued ID with the POA.

See Witnessing, below.) In many states, notarization is required by law to make the durable power of attorney valid. But even where law doesn't require it, custom usually does. A durable power of attorney that isn't notarized may not be accepted by people with whom your attorney-in-fact tries to deal.

Notarization is one of the proper form of authenticating power of attorney in the eye of law and as such General power of attorney dated 28.08.2008 is valid and properly ratified. Therefore , plaintiff is stopped from questioning the validity of the general power of attorney.

There is a requirement that some documents be notarized, such as a real property deed. Unless specifically required by state or municipal law, a contract does not have to be acknowledged before a notary public. ... Any private contracts for sales of goods or services do not require a notary signature.

Well, it should be executed correctly. In Pennsylvania, a Power of Attorney does not need to be witnessed or notarized to be effective. However, if you own real estate, you should have it notarized so it can be recorded.

Witnesses and Notarization Not everyone can act as a witness. In most situations, your witnesses must be mentally competent and must be at least 18 years old. Your state may require the witnesses to be disinterested in your power of attorney, which means your witnesses do not stand to gain from the power of attorney.

In California, a power of attorney must either be acknowledged in front of a notary or signed by two witnesses. While either method of validation will work, consider doing both. By signing in front of a notary, you expel any doubt as to the validity of the principal's signature.

IF IT IS SIGNED BY TWO WITNESSES, THEY MUST WITNESS EITHER (1) THE SIGNING OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY OR (2) THE PRINCIPAL'S SIGNING OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS OR HER SIGNATURE. A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT MAY AFFECT REAL PROPERTY SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE A NOTARY PUBLIC SO THAT IT MAY EASILY BE RECORDED.

Complete your journal entry (when notarizing a power of attorney document in California, Notaries are required by law to take the signer's thumbprint for the journal entry); Make a commonsense judgment that the signer is willing and aware; If an acknowledgment, have the signer acknowledge their signature.

Notarizing a power of attorney. The laws vary from state to state as to what is required to properly notarize a power of attorney. Some states only require the principal's signature to be notarized, while others require either the principal's or a witness's signature (or both) to be notarized.

Have your power of attorney document with you when you sign anything on the principal's behalf. ... Sign the principal's name first, not your own. ... Sign your own name after the principal's name, after including the word by. ... End the signature by indicating that you're acting under power of attorney.

A Military Power of Attorney (or "Military POA") is written and signed by a service member who wants to grant certain authorities to someone such as a friend or family member to handle legal or financial matters in his or her absence.

Durable Power of Attorney. It must specifically list the principal's intent for the agent after incapacitation. Because durable POAs are often used for long-range estate planning, they often do not have an expiration date.

A Military Power of Attorney (or "Military POA") is written and signed by a service member who wants to grant certain authorities to someone such as a friend or family member to handle legal or financial matters in his or her absence.

a. The execution by a claimant of a power of attorney (POA) under State law has no effect for the purposes of prosecuting a VA claim. In order to be recognized by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a claimant's representative must be appointed according to the procedures in this chapter.