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Download the Pennsylvania general durable power of attorney for property and finances — effective immediately upon signing. Ready for instant secure access.
A durable power of attorney document for managing property and finances, prepared for Pennsylvania.
Prepared for Pennsylvania, granting broad financial authority effective immediately upon signing.
The authority continues through incapacity — the moment a power of attorney matters most. A non-durable document would end exactly then.
Download the file, complete it on your own device, then sign with the required notarization or witnesses. No online data entry.
This state packet includes 1 document in editable Word and print-ready PDF formats. Use the Word version for editing and the PDF for print-ready reference.
About this packet
A complete Pennsylvania Chapter 56 financial power of attorney, rebuilt from the current statute (20 Pa.C.S. §§ 5601–5613). It opens with the exact statutory NOTICE in capital letters — the disclosure the principal must sign — and closes with the agent acknowledgment Pennsylvania law requires before the agent may act. It takes effect when signed and stays effective through any later incapacity; that durability is stated expressly, as Chapter 56 provides.
Inside the instrument: appointment of your agent with an express joint-or-several co-agent election and named successors; the twenty general powers drawn from 20 Pa.C.S. § 5602(a) with the statute’s own paragraph numbering, each initialed, plus an “all” line that expressly excludes the special-authority powers; the nine § 5601.4 special-authority elections with the statutory gift and disclaimer defaults printed; a special-instructions article; agent-compensation and prior-power-revocation elections; a guardian nomination the court considers if guardianship is ever commenced; the statutory reliance-and-copies clause; Pennsylvania governing law; and a complete execution block — principal and directed-signer alternatives, two witness statements with the statutory eligibility recitals, and a RULONA notary acknowledgment — followed by the § 5601(d) agent acknowledgment on its own page.
This form is not legal advice. Pennsylvania’s own statutory notice advises consulting an attorney before signing, and the special-authority elections in particular can change how your property passes at death — review them with a licensed Pennsylvania attorney for your situation.
Three points to understand before completing the packet.
The principal signs (or directs another to sign in the principal’s presence), two adult witnesses sign — neither may be the agent or the notary — and a Pennsylvania notary acknowledges the signature. The packet’s execution block walks through each role.
Making gifts, changing beneficiary designations or survivorship rights, creating or revoking trusts, delegating authority, and accessing electronic communications are not granted by the general powers list — each takes effect only if you separately initial it, with the statute’s default limits printed on the face of the form.
This is a property-and-finances instrument; it grants no health-care authority. If you name your spouse as agent, a later divorce filing revokes that designation unless you elect otherwise — the instrument prints the rule and the election.
See page 1 of the actual blank instrument below. Your complete editable download — Word and fillable PDF — is delivered after checkout.
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Yes. This product is the Pennsylvania general durable power of attorney (immediate) packet tied to this state-specific page and the packet documents shown above.
Immediately upon signing. Because it is durable, the authority continues even if you later become disabled or incapacitated. If you prefer authority that begins only upon disability, use the springing (upon disability) version instead.
A durable power of attorney remains effective even if the principal becomes incapacitated. A non-durable power of attorney would end at incapacity — exactly when the document is most needed.
Requirements vary by state. Many states require notarization, some also require witnesses, and the document may need to be recorded if used in a real-estate transaction. Follow the execution instructions included with your Pennsylvania packet.
Yes. You can revoke a power of attorney at any time while you have capacity, by signing a written revocation and notifying your agent and any institutions that rely on the document.
The included packet documents are listed on this page — 1 document in total. Where the same document is provided in more than one format, it is grouped once with Word, PDF, or other format badges.
This packet currently includes editable Word and print-ready PDF. The document list above reflects the packet contents for this state without exposing internal fulfillment filenames.
These forms are designed for self-help use, but ILRG does not provide legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney if your situation involves unusual assets, blended-family or tax questions, contested issues, or questions about local requirements.
No. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice. You are responsible for reviewing your state’s execution requirements before signing.