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Georgia Statutory Durable Financial Power of Attorney Form

Financial powers selected in the statutory form; durable and immediate unless special instructions provide otherwise. Medical decision-making is excluded.

Jurisdiction
Georgia
Purpose
Durable financial
Source / form version
July 2018 revision, as printed on PDF page 19; hosted in 2025, not a 2025 edition.
Resource format
PDF
Signing
Principal signs in the presence of a competent witness and a separate notary or other authorized attesting officer. Neither the witness nor the attesting officer may be named as agent.
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Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.

Locate the actual appointment

Georgia Memory Net supplies the Department of Human Services packet revised after the 2018 legislation. The first part explains powers and responsibilities; the blank statutory appointment begins on PDF page 21. The final page is an agent certification, a different document that does not replace the principal’s appointment. Keep the complete form and agent-duty pages together.

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Select subjects and special authority

The financial form provides an agent, successors, general subject choices, and a separate specific-authority section. Consider powers affecting gifts, trusts, beneficiaries, and electronic communications individually. The agent receives expense reimbursement, but the form requires special instructions for compensation. Use those instructions to explain limits, changes to the start date, or arrangements for coagents.

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Plan execution and future access

Arrange a competent witness and a separate notary or other authorized officer; neither should be named as agent. The packet’s execution instructions reflect the 2018 changes and distinguish the two attesting roles. Tell the agent where the complete signed document is stored. Discuss important accounts or property beforehand so the agent understands the practical work as well as the legal appointment.

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Common questions

Must an older Georgia POA be replaced automatically?

No. The packet explains that an earlier valid appointment is not automatically canceled by the statutory revision. Review whether the existing document still reflects your wishes before replacing it.

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Does the 2025 file location mean this is a 2025 legal edition?

No. The packet itself identifies July 2018. The hosting date and the document’s revision date are different, and the current execution provision is linked separately.

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Related forms and guides

Sources and verification

  1. Georgia DHS Division of Aging Services, hosted by Georgia Memory Net: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
  2. Georgia Code §10-6B-5 — current execution provision (opens in a new tab)
  3. Georgia Memory Net — DHS-sponsored, Emory-managed program (opens in a new tab)

HTTP 200; 28 pages, no AcroForm fields. Publisher attribution and July 2018 revision printed on page 19. Blank form starts page 21; signature page 25 visually inspected. Selected over older 2017 aging.georgia.gov packet; current execution corroborated against 2025 code. Externally hosted by the DHS-sponsored, Emory-managed program.

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