Maine General Durable Power of Attorney for Property & Finances (Immediate)

Maine General Durable Power of Attorney
for Property & Finances (Immediate)

PACKET GUIDE — REMOVE THIS GUIDE BEFORE SIGNING OR RECORDING. THIS GUIDE IS NOT PART OF THE STATUTORY NOTICES AND IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT BEGINS ON THE PAGE TITLED "NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL."

Maine General Durable Power of Attorney for Property & Finances — Packet Guide

This packet contains a Maine-drafted general durable power of attorney that is effective immediately when signed and acknowledged, the two statutory notices Maine law requires inside the document, an optional Agent's Certification form (18-C M.R.S. § 5-951), and an optional recording cover page.

Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act — 18-C M.R.S. Art. 5, Pt. 9 (official text)

What this document is

This is a durable power of attorney for property and finances drafted for Maine under the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act (18-C M.R.S. Article 5, Part 9; effective September 1, 2019 and current through the 2026 legislative session). Maine does not publish an official statutory short form for a financial power of attorney — this is a PublicLegal-drafted instrument built directly on the Act. "Durable" means your agent's authority continues even if you later become incapacitated (18-C M.R.S. § 5-904). It covers property and finances only — it does not authorize health-care decisions (Maine health-care advance directives are governed by the Maine Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, 18-C M.R.S. Part 8).

The two statutory notices are required — never detach them

Maine is one of the few states that makes notice text a validity requirement: a durable power of attorney is NOT VALID unless it contains the "Notice to the Principal" and the "Notice to the Agent" (18-C M.R.S. § 5-905(2)). This packet includes both notices, verbatim from the statute, as the first two pages of the instrument itself. Do not remove them, do not sign without them, and include them whenever you copy or record the document. (A notice that is included but incomplete or defective can cloud validity for two years — 18-C M.R.S. § 5-906(5).)

Which version you purchased

Immediate. The EFFECTIVE DATE section says this power of attorney is effective when you sign and acknowledge it, and no Special Instruction is needed. (If you want authority that begins only upon your incapacity, use the "Upon Disability" version of this product instead.)

How to sign (the execution ceremony)

Sign in the presence of a notary public — or another individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, which in Maine includes a Maine attorney at law. Acknowledgment is not a formality here: a Maine power of attorney is NOT VALID unless it is acknowledged (18-C M.R.S. § 5-905(1)), and acknowledgment is what banks and registries rely on (18-C M.R.S. §§ 5-919 and 5-920; 33 M.R.S. § 203). NO witnesses are required — Maine's Act never calls for them. If you cannot sign, another individual may sign your name in your conscious presence at your direction; use the directed-signature block (and only that block) so the document recites how your name was affixed (§ 5-905(1)). Sign in ink; initial the power lines in ink. Maine authorizes remote online notarization (4 M.R.S. § 1915); if you use it, follow your notary's process — this instrument is designed for wet-ink signing.

You may sign outside Maine: the instrument remains valid if it complied with the law of the jurisdiction whose law governs its meaning and effect (18-C M.R.S. §§ 5-906 and 5-907), and the "State of / County of" lines should name the place you actually sign. A photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of the signed original has the same effect as the original (§ 5-906(6)). A military power of attorney under 10 U.S.C. § 1044b is valid in Maine (§ 5-906(4)(B)); this product is not one.

Choosing powers — initial to include

INITIAL each subject you want to include in the GRANT OF GENERAL AUTHORITY. To grant all thirteen subjects at once, initial ONLY "All Preceding Subjects" — do not also initial the individual lines. A line you do not initial is NOT granted. Each subject incorporates the corresponding section of the Act (18-C M.R.S. §§ 5-934 through 5-946, incorporated by 18-C M.R.S. § 5-932(2)).

The GRANT OF SPECIFIC AUTHORITY powers (trusts, gifts, survivorship rights, beneficiary designations including transfer-on-death deeds, delegation, annuity waivers, fiduciary powers, disclaimers, and access to the CONTENT of electronic communications) can significantly reduce your property or change how it is distributed at your death — INITIAL ONLY the ones you intend. There is deliberately no "initial all nine" line: Maine law requires each of these powers to be expressly granted (18-C M.R.S. § 5-931(1)), and each deserves its own decision.

Gifts are NOT dollar-capped in Maine: if you initial the gift power, your agent may make gifts only as consistent with your known objectives or, if unknown, with the statutory factors — the value and nature of your property, your foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance, minimizing taxes, preserving eligibility for benefits, and your personal history of making gifts (18-C M.R.S. § 5-947(2)). Use the Special Instructions if you want to add limits (for example, a per-recipient annual cap). An agent who is not your ancestor, spouse, domestic partner, or descendant may not use your property for the agent's own benefit (or for someone the agent must support) unless you allow it in the Special Instructions (§ 5-931(2)). The electronic-communications line covers the CONTENT of your electronic communications under the Maine Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (18-C M.R.S. Article 10); directions you give through a provider's own online tool override this document.

If you name coagents in the Special Instructions, each may act independently unless you require them to act together (18-C M.R.S. § 5-911(1)). Unless you state otherwise, your agent is entitled to reasonable compensation in addition to expense reimbursement (§ 5-912); the OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS page offers a no-compensation election.

Optional additional provisions (labeled elections)

Three elections appear after RELIANCE ON THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY. A line left blank keeps the statutory default: (i) REVOKE EARLIER POWERS — signing a new power of attorney does NOT revoke earlier ones (§ 5-910(6)); initialing revokes your earlier property/financial powers of attorney (never an advance health-care directive; if an earlier power was recorded, record the revocation too). (ii) NO COMPENSATION — initialing removes the agent's compensation but keeps expense reimbursement (§ 5-912). (iii) DIVORCE-FILING CONTINUATION — if your agent is your spouse, the filing of an action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation automatically ends the agent's authority (§ 5-910(2)(C)); initialing keeps it in place despite a filing. (Note for registered domestic partners: Maine law terminates a domestic-partner agent's authority when a termination notice is filed with or served under the domestic partner registry, or when the principal marries someone else — and that rule CANNOT be overridden in the document (§ 5-910(2)(D)).)

If a court later appoints a conservator or guardian

Under 18-C M.R.S. § 5-908(2), if a court appoints a conservator of your estate or a similar fiduciary after you sign, this power of attorney does NOT terminate — it continues unless the court limits, suspends, or terminates it, and your agent becomes accountable to the fiduciary. The decision belongs to the court. The NOMINATION section tells the court whom you prefer as conservator of your estate or guardian of your person; the court must follow your most recent nomination except for good cause shown or disqualification (§ 5-908(1)).

If the agent will deal with real estate: recording

A power of attorney used to convey or mortgage Maine real estate should be recorded in the Registry of Deeds of the county where the land lies — record it BEFORE your agent signs a deed or mortgage (33 M.R.S. § 201; Maine is a notice-recording state). The acknowledgment this form carries satisfies the recording statute (33 M.R.S. § 203). Maine's registers of deeds apply uniform document-formatting requirements (including a 1¾-inch top margin on the first recorded page); the OPTIONAL RECORDING COVER PAGE at the end of this packet satisfies that first-page rule and keeps registry stamps off the statutory notices — attach it only if you record. If you revoke a power of attorney that was recorded, record the revocation the same way. Married and dealing with Maine real estate? Maine does not require a non-owner spouse to join your deed (33 M.R.S. § 480), subject to narrow exceptions (an elective-share waiver under 18-C M.R.S. § 2-208(1) or a divorce claim filed in the registry under 19-A M.R.S. § 953).

Banks and others must accept this power of attorney

A person presented with this acknowledged power of attorney generally must accept it. Within seven business days they must accept it or request an agent's certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel, and within five business days after receiving what they requested they must accept (18-C M.R.S. §§ 5-919 and 5-920). They may not require a different or additional form of power of attorney. A person who refuses improperly can be ordered to accept and can owe attorney's fees and costs (§ 5-921). Limited exceptions exist — for example, actual knowledge of termination or a good-faith belief the power is invalid.

The Agent's Certification — optional, use when asked

18-C M.R.S. § 5-951 provides an optional form your agent may sign before a notary or attorney to confirm the power of attorney is still in effect. It is not a condition of the agent's authority. A spare blank copy follows the first one; make additional copies as needed. A certification is one of the things a bank may request under § 5-919(4).

Revoking or changing this document

You may revoke this power of attorney at any time while you have capacity: sign a written revocation, tell your agent, and give notice to anyone relying on the document. If the power of attorney was recorded, record the revocation. Signing a new power of attorney does NOT by itself revoke this one unless the new document says so (§ 5-910(6)) — see the revoke-earlier election on the OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS page.

Sources: Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 18-C M.R.S. Article 5, Part 9: §§ 5-902, 5-904, 5-905, 5-906, 5-907, 5-908, 5-909, 5-910, 5-911, 5-912, 5-913, 5-914, 5-919, 5-920, 5-921, 5-931, 5-932, 5-934–5-947, 5-951. Maine Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, 18-C M.R.S. Article 10. 4 M.R.S. §§ 1915, 1917 (notarial acts). 33 M.R.S. §§ 201, 203, 480 (recording; spousal joinder). 18-C M.R.S. Part 8 (health care, not included). Official text: legislature.maine.gov (Title 18-C, Article 5, Part 9).

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NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL

Required by Maine law — 18-C M.R.S. § 5-905(2). This notice and the "Notice to the Agent" that follows are part of this power of attorney and must remain attached to it.

As the "Principal" you are using this power of attorney to grant power to another person (called the Agent) to make decisions about your property and to use your property on your behalf. Under this power of attorney you give your Agent broad and sweeping powers to sell or otherwise dispose of your property without notice to you. Under this document your Agent will continue to have these powers after you become incapacitated. The powers that you give your Agent are explained more fully in the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act, Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, Article 5, Part 9. You have the right to revoke this power of attorney at any time as long as you are not incapacitated. If there is anything about this power of attorney that you do not understand, you should ask an attorney to explain it to you.

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NOTICE TO THE AGENT

Required by Maine law — 18-C M.R.S. § 5-905(2). This notice is part of this power of attorney and must remain attached to it.

As the "Agent" you are given power under this power of attorney to make decisions about the property belonging to the Principal and to dispose of the Principal's property on the Principal's behalf in accordance with the terms of this power of attorney. This power of attorney is valid only if the Principal is of sound mind when the Principal signs it. When you accept the authority granted under this power of attorney, a special legal relationship is created between you and the Principal. This relationship imposes upon you legal duties that continue until you resign or the power of attorney is terminated or revoked. The duties are more fully explained in the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act, Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, Article 5, Part 9 and Title 18-B, sections 802 to 807 and Title 18-B, chapter 9. As the Agent, you are generally not entitled to use the Principal's property for your own benefit or to make gifts to yourself or others unless the power of attorney gives you such authority. If you violate your duty under this power of attorney, you may be liable for damages and may be subject to criminal prosecution. You must stop acting on behalf of the Principal if you learn of any event that terminates this power of attorney or your authority under this power of attorney. Events of termination are more fully explained in the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act and include, but are not limited to, revocation of your authority or of the power of attorney by the Principal, the death of the Principal or the commencement of divorce proceedings between you and the Principal. If there is anything about this power of attorney or your duties under it that you do not understand, you should ask an attorney to explain it to you.

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MAINE GENERAL DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This power of attorney authorizes another person (your agent) to make decisions concerning your property for you (the principal). Your agent will be able to make decisions and act with respect to your property (including your money) whether or not you are able to act for yourself. The meaning of authority over subjects listed on this form is explained in the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 18-C M.R.S. Article 5, Part 9.

This power of attorney does not authorize the agent to make health-care decisions for you.

You should select someone you trust to serve as your agent. Unless you specify otherwise, generally the agent's authority will continue until you die or revoke the power of attorney or the agent resigns or is unable to act for you.

Your agent is entitled to reasonable compensation unless you state otherwise in the Special Instructions or the Optional Additional Provisions.

This form provides for designation of one (1) agent. If you wish to name more than one (1) agent you may name a coagent in the Special Instructions. Coagents are not required to act together unless you include that requirement in the Special Instructions.

If your agent is unable or unwilling to act for you, your power of attorney will end unless you have named a successor agent. You may also name a second successor agent.

If you have questions about the power of attorney or the authority you are granting to your agent, you should seek legal advice before signing this form.

DESIGNATION OF AGENT

I, ________________________________, name the following person as my agent:

(Name of Principal)

Name of Agent: _______________________________________________

Agent's Address: _____________________________________________

Agent's Telephone Number: ____________________________________

DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR AGENT(S) (OPTIONAL)

If my agent is unable or unwilling to act for me, I name as my successor agent:

Name of Successor Agent: _____________________________________

Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________________

Successor Agent's Telephone Number: __________________________

If my successor agent is unwilling or unable to act for me, I name as my second successor agent:

Name of Second Successor Agent: ______________________________

Second Successor Agent's Address: ____________________________

Second Successor Agent's Telephone Number: ___________________

GRANT OF GENERAL AUTHORITY

I grant my agent and any successor agent general authority to act for me with respect to the following subjects, as each subject is described in the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act (18-C M.R.S. §§ 5-934 through 5-946, each incorporated here as if set out in full, 18-C M.R.S. § 5-932(2)):

(INITIAL each subject you want to include in the agent's general authority. If you wish to grant general authority over all of the subjects you may initial "All Preceding Subjects" instead of initialing each subject.)

(___) Real Property

(___) Tangible Personal Property

(___) Stocks and Bonds

(___) Commodities and Options

(___) Banks and Other Financial Institutions

(___) Operation of Entity or Business

(___) Insurance and Annuities

(___) Estates, Trusts, and Other Beneficial Interests

(___) Claims and Litigation

(___) Personal and Family Maintenance

(___) Benefits from Governmental Programs or Civil or Military Service

(___) Retirement Plans

(___) Taxes

(___) All Preceding Subjects

GRANT OF SPECIFIC AUTHORITY (OPTIONAL)

My agent MAY NOT do any of the following specific acts for me UNLESS I have INITIALED the specific authority listed below (18-C M.R.S. § 5-931(1)):

(CAUTION: Granting any of the following will give your agent the authority to take actions that could significantly reduce your property or change how your property is distributed at your death. INITIAL ONLY the specific authority you WANT to give your agent.)

(___) Create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust

(___) Make a gift, subject to the objectives factors of 18-C M.R.S. § 5-947(2) and any special instructions in this power of attorney

(___) Create or change rights of survivorship

(___) Create or change a beneficiary designation, including the authority to create, change, or revoke a transfer on death deed as defined in 18-C M.R.S. § 6-402(6)

(___) Authorize another person to exercise the authority granted under this power of attorney

(___) Waive my right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan

(___) Exercise fiduciary powers that I have authority to delegate

(___) Disclaim property, including a power of appointment

(___) Access the content of my electronic communications in accordance with the Maine Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, 18-C M.R.S. Article 10

LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY

An agent that is not my ancestor, spouse, domestic partner, or descendant MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the Special Instructions (18-C M.R.S. § 5-931(2)).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (OPTIONAL)

You may give special instructions on the following lines:

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

EFFECTIVE DATE

This power of attorney is effective when I sign and acknowledge it unless I have stated otherwise in the Special Instructions (18-C M.R.S. § 5-909(1)).

NOMINATION OF CONSERVATOR OR GUARDIAN (OPTIONAL)

If protective proceedings for my estate or person are begun after I execute this power of attorney, I nominate the following person(s) for consideration by the court (18-C M.R.S. § 5-908(1)). Except for good cause shown or disqualification, the court makes its appointment in accordance with my most recent nomination.

Name of Nominee for conservator of my estate: ________________

Nominee's Address: ___________________________________________

Nominee's Telephone Number: __________________________________

Name of Nominee for guardian of my person: ___________________

Nominee's Address: ___________________________________________

Nominee's Telephone Number: __________________________________

RELIANCE ON THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY

Any person, including my agent, may rely upon the validity of this power of attorney or a copy of it unless that person knows it has terminated or is invalid. A photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of this power of attorney has the same effect as the original (18-C M.R.S. § 5-906(6)).

The meaning and effect of this power of attorney are determined by the laws of the State of Maine (18-C M.R.S. § 5-907).

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OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

The following elections are optional provisions drafted to work with the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act. Initial ONLY the elections you want; a line left blank keeps the statutory default.

_____ Revocation of earlier powers. I revoke all earlier powers of attorney for property and finances that I have signed (18-C M.R.S. § 5-910(6)). This does not revoke an advance health-care directive, and if an earlier power of attorney was recorded I will record my revocation in the same registry of deeds.

_____ No agent compensation. I direct that my agent is NOT entitled to compensation; my agent remains entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred on my behalf (18-C M.R.S. § 5-912; absent this direction the agent is entitled to reasonable compensation).

_____ Divorce, annulment, or legal separation. I direct that if my agent is my spouse, the filing of an action for the termination or annulment of our marriage or for our legal separation will not terminate my agent's authority (18-C M.R.S. § 5-910(2)(C)).

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SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

_____________________________________________________

Your Signature

_____________________________________________________

Date

_____________________________________________________

Your Name Printed

_____________________________________________________

Your Address

_____________________________________________________

Your Telephone Number

[OPTIONAL ELECTION — complete only for a directed signature] Use the block below ONLY if the principal directed another individual to sign the principal's name, in the principal's conscious presence (18-C M.R.S. § 5-905(1)). Do not complete both signature blocks. The principal — not the person who signed — acknowledges this document before the notary.

I, ______________________________, signed the principal's name above at the principal's direction and in the principal's conscious presence.

_____________________________________________________

Signature of individual signing at the principal's direction

State of _________________________

County of ________________________

This record was acknowledged before me on _______________ (Date) by __________________________ (Name of Principal).

_____________________________________________________

Signature of notarial officer (Notary Public or Attorney at Law)

Stamp or printed name: ______________________________

My commission expires (if any): ________________

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AGENT

AGENT'S DUTIES

When you accept the authority granted under this power of attorney — by exercising authority, performing duties, or otherwise indicating acceptance (18-C M.R.S. § 5-913) — a special legal relationship is created between you and the principal. This relationship imposes upon you legal duties that continue until you resign or the power of attorney is terminated or revoked. Under 18-C M.R.S. § 5-914(1), you must:

(1) Act in accordance with the principal's reasonable expectations to the extent you actually know them and otherwise act as a fiduciary under the standards of care applicable to trustees (Title 18-B, sections 802 to 807 and Title 18-B, chapter 9);

(2) Act in good faith; and

(3) Act only within the scope of authority granted in this power of attorney.

Unless this power of attorney provides otherwise, you must also (18-C M.R.S. § 5-914(2)):

(1) Act loyally for the principal's benefit;

(2) Act so as not to create a conflict of interest that impairs your ability to act impartially;

(3) Act with the care, competence, and diligence ordinarily exercised by agents in similar circumstances;

(4) Keep a record of all receipts, disbursements, and transactions made on behalf of the principal;

(5) Cooperate with any person that has authority to make health-care decisions for the principal to carry out those decisions; and

(6) Attempt to preserve the principal's estate plan, to the extent you actually know it, based on all relevant factors, including the value and nature of the principal's property, the principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance, minimization of taxes, and eligibility for benefits.

Disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the principal by writing or printing the name of the principal and signing your own name as "agent" in the following manner:

_______________ (Principal's Name) by _______________ (Your Signature) as Agent

TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY

You must stop acting on behalf of the principal if you learn of any event that terminates this power of attorney or your authority under this power of attorney. Events that terminate a power of attorney or your authority to act under a power of attorney include:

(1) Death of the principal;

(2) The principal's revocation of the power of attorney or your authority;

(3) The occurrence of a termination event stated in the power of attorney;

(4) The purpose of the power of attorney is fully accomplished; or

(5) If you are married to the principal, a legal action is filed with a court to end your marriage, or for your legal separation, unless this power of attorney states that such an action will not terminate your authority.

LIABILITY OF AGENT

The meaning of the authority granted to you is defined in the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 18-C M.R.S. Article 5, Part 9. If you violate that Act or act outside the authority granted, you may be liable for any damages caused by your violation and may be subject to criminal prosecution.

If there is anything about this document or your duties that you do not understand, you should seek legal advice.

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AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT'S AUTHORITY (OPTIONAL)

18-C M.R.S. § 5-951 provides this optional form, which your agent may use when a bank or other person asks for proof that the power of attorney is still in effect. The certification is not a condition of the agent's authority. A spare blank copy follows this one.

State of _________________________

County of ______________________

I, ______________________________ (Name of Agent), certify under penalty of perjury that ______________________________ (Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated _____________________.

I further certify that to my knowledge:

(1) The Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;

(2) If the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;

(3) If I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve; and

(4) ____________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

(Insert other relevant statements)

SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Signature

_____________________________________________________

Date

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Name Printed

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Address

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Telephone Number

This document was acknowledged before me on _______________ (Date), by __________________________ (Name of Agent).

_____________________________________________________

(Seal, if any) Signature of Notary/Attorney

My commission expires: ________________

This document prepared by:

_________________________________________________________________

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ADDITIONAL BLANK AGENT'S CERTIFICATION (OPTIONAL — SPARE COPY)

State of _________________________

County of ______________________

I, ______________________________ (Name of Agent), certify under penalty of perjury that ______________________________ (Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated _____________________.

I further certify that to my knowledge:

(1) The Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;

(2) If the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;

(3) If I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve; and

(4) ____________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

(Insert other relevant statements)

SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Signature

_____________________________________________________

Date

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Name Printed

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Address

_____________________________________________________

Agent's Telephone Number

This document was acknowledged before me on _______________ (Date), by __________________________ (Name of Agent).

_____________________________________________________

(Seal, if any) Signature of Notary/Attorney

My commission expires: ________________

This document prepared by:

_________________________________________________________________

RECORDING COVER PAGE — OPTIONAL. USE ONLY IF RECORDING THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY. THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE STATUTORY NOTICES AND IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL INSTRUMENT UNLESS ATTACHED FOR RECORDING.

Recording Cover Page

Maine General Durable Power of Attorney

Maine's registers of deeds apply uniform document-formatting requirements, including a 1¾-inch top margin on the first recorded page (the space above this text is reserved for registry endorsements). Attach this page as the FIRST page when recording so registry stamps do not cover the statutory notices that begin this instrument. Maine law does not require this page. Record in the Registry of Deeds of the county where the real estate lies (33 M.R.S. § 201).

Document Title: Maine General Durable Power of Attorney — Principal: __________________

Principal's Address: ___________________________________________

Name(s) of Agent(s): _________________________________________

After recording, return to:

_____________________________________________________

Name

_____________________________________________________

Address

_____________________________________________________

City, State, Zip