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Maryland Advance Directive
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Maryland · PDF
Maryland Statutory Personal Financial Power of Attorney
General property authority, immediate unless special instructions postpone it; co-agents act unanimously unless stated otherwise.
Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.
Maryland has statutory financial forms and a separate advance directive. The general financial form grants the listed subjects broadly; the limited statutory form is the alternative when you want to select individual powers. Health care choices use the Department of Health’s directive.
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| Purpose | Form and guide | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Financial and property matters | Maryland Statutory Personal Financial Power of Attorney | Printable statutory-text PDF · website layout |
| Health care decisions | Maryland Advance Directive | Publisher PDF · read complete instructions |
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Financial and property matters: Sign and date before a notary and two adult witnesses; an eligible notary may also serve as one witness under §17-110..
Health care decisions: Sign with two competent adult witnesses; the agent cannot witness and at least one witness cannot knowingly benefit financially from your death. Notarization is not required..
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- Maryland General Assembly: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- Signing and legal requirements (opens in a new tab)
- Authority and statutory guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Maryland Department of Health / Office of the Attorney General: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
- Signing and legal requirements (opens in a new tab)
- Authority and statutory guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Maryland Department of Health / Office of the Attorney General: complete document (opens in a new tab)
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