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Michigan Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Form

This form starts immediately unless the principal selects a later condition. Durability continues the selected financial authority during incapacity.

Jurisdiction
Michigan
Purpose
Durable financial
Source / form version
Undated visible edition; current linked PDF downloaded as 17 pages
Resource format
PDF
Signing
For a principal-signed durable power, use acknowledgment before a notary or two signing witnesses who are not nominated agents. A directed signature requires two witnesses even if notarized.
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Sources checked: 2026-11-13. General information, not individual legal advice.

Work through the three sections

The Kimble Center form has a cover plus sixteen numbered pages. Section A records your agent, powers and signature; Section B covers witnesses or notarization; Section C is for the agents’ acceptance. The Michigan Attorney General links it as a public resource. Keep the entire form rather than distributing only the signature page.

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Cross out unwanted ordinary powers

Read the financial subjects and remove powers using the form’s strike-out and initial instructions. It handles special powers separately, including gifts and actions affecting estate arrangements. Choose the timing explicitly: immediate assistance is different from authority delayed until incapacity, a date or another event. The form provides backup agents rather than a customized coagent arrangement.

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Match execution to the signer

Michigan’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act took effect July 1, 2024. Section 556.205 distinguishes a principal’s own signature from a signature made at the principal’s direction. The latter needs two eligible witnesses even if acknowledged. A witnessed but unacknowledged document also lacks the acknowledgment-based protections described in that section. The agents should read their own acceptance section before agreeing to serve. Review the completed printout for omitted choices and fields before scheduling signatures.

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Common questions

Is the financial PDF interactive?

AcroForm fields were detected in the downloaded PDF. Save locally and check printed entries before completing execution.

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Can I use a witness who is an agent in the document?

No. A witness under MCL 556.205 cannot be an agent nominated in the power.

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Related forms and guides

Sources and verification

  1. Kimble Center for Legal Drafting, Cooley Law School; linked by Michigan Attorney General: source and instructions (opens in a new tab)
  2. Published form (opens in a new tab)
  3. MCL 556.205, execution (opens in a new tab)
  4. Michigan Attorney General form announcement (opens in a new tab)

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