- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Purpose
- Durable financial
- Source / form version
- Publisher PDF marked effective July 27, 2015
- Resource format
- Signing
- Principal signature, at least one eligible witness, and notarization
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Open PDF in a new tab (opens in a new tab)Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.
Keep all parts of the statutory form
The statutory property form includes a notice to the person signing, the appointment and powers, and a notice to the agent. Keep these together. The publisher PDF reproduces the statutory material and instructions; a signature page alone leaves out essential context.
Choose someone willing to act and discuss the duties before signing. This short form allows successors but does not provide for coagents acting together.
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Strike out powers you do not intend to grant
The form uses a strike-out system. Leaving a listed category untouched grants that category’s authority, subject to the document’s limitations. Do not assume an unmarked category is excluded because another state’s form required initials to include it.
Review limitations, additional powers, delegation and compensation separately. The form also contains start and termination provisions. Ask for drafting advice when adding gifts, beneficiary changes or trust powers.
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Arrange a suitable witness and notary
Section 3-3.6 requires a witness to signing and notarization for a property power. It excludes specified people from serving as witness or notary, including the agent or successor, certain relatives of the principal or agent, and specified care professionals and facility owners or operators.
Confirm eligibility before the appointment. Do not treat the health care form’s witness-only route as sufficient for this property document. The published property form has separate witness and acknowledgment areas.
Review existing authority before replacement
The statutory short form includes language revoking earlier property powers. Check existing documents before signing, especially if a prior power was limited to a particular transaction. Its default duration can permit action before and during incapacity unless the document limits the period.
Make complete copies for the agent and recipients, and keep the instructions on duties and records. This property appointment does not replace the separate health care appointment.
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Common questions
Can I appoint two coagents with this short form?
The statutory short form says coagents cannot be named using this form. It provides for successor agents instead. Obtain advice if you need a different arrangement.
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Is a notary enough without a witness?
The property-power rule includes both a witness and notarization. Check the separate eligibility restrictions before signing.
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Related forms and guides
Sources and verification
- Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- 755 ILCS 45/3-3: statutory property form (opens in a new tab)
- Illinois GAC: property statutory-form PDF, July 27, 2015 (opens in a new tab)
- 755 ILCS 45/3-3.6: witness and notary restrictions (opens in a new tab)
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