North Carolina · PDF
North Carolina Health Care Power of Attorney and Advance Directive
Part A appoints an agent to act when the principal cannot make health care decisions; Part B records separate treatment directions.
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North Carolina · PDF
North Carolina Statutory Financial Power of Attorney Form
The printed statutory form is immediately effective and grants selected financial powers; durability is the statutory default.
Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.
North Carolina provides a statutory financial short form, while the current Duke Health advance-directive packet includes both a medical agent appointment and living-will choices. The financial form requires acknowledgment; the health care appointment uses qualified witnesses and notarization. Keep the full medical packet together when recording and sharing your choices.
Choose a document for the decisions involved
| Purpose | Form and guide | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Financial and property matters | North Carolina Statutory Financial Power of Attorney Form | Publisher PDF · read complete instructions |
| Health care decisions | North Carolina Health Care Power of Attorney and Advance Directive | Publisher PDF · read complete instructions |
Use each form page for the complete document, the named publisher and its instructions. A financial appointment and a health care appointment serve different purposes.
Compare the signing arrangements
Financial and property matters: Principal signs and acknowledges before a notary or another officer authorized to take acknowledgments under G.S. 32C-1-105..
Health care decisions: Sign and date with two qualified witnesses and a notary present; complete all three sections of Part C..
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Discuss the role with your proposed agent and any successor. Read every page before signing, including notices, special powers, treatment choices and agent acknowledgments. Keep the instructions with the form, and give complete copies to the people or institutions that will rely on it.
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Sources and verification
- North Carolina General Assembly: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- Direct PDF (opens in a new tab)
- G.S. 32C-1-105 — execution (opens in a new tab)
- G.S. 32C-1-109 — effectiveness (opens in a new tab)
- Duke Health: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- Direct PDF (opens in a new tab)
- G.S. 32A-16 — definitions and witnesses (opens in a new tab)
- G.S. 32A-20 — effectiveness and revocation (opens in a new tab)
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