Power of Attorney (Financial) in Connecticut

A financial power of attorney lets you name an agent to handle money and property for you. Many states have their own statutory form and signing rules (notary, witnesses), and banks often ask for that form. Check your state's rules below; if your state has a statutory form, use it.

What Connecticut law says

Power of attorney signing rules	Connecticut adopted the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-350 to 1-353b), which includes statutory short and long forms. A power of attorney must be dated and signed by the principal (or by someone in the principal's conscious physical presence at the principal's direction) and witnessed by two witnesses; a signature acknowledged before a notary or commissioner of the Superior Court is presumed genuine. It is durable unless it expressly says it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. When a deed is signed under a power of attorney, the power of attorney must be recorded with the deed in the town land records unless already recorded and referenced. Text from the General Statutes revised to January 1, 2025; check the 2026 Supplement for changes made in 2025. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-350, 1-350c, 1-350d, 1-352, 47-10(a)

Power of attorney signing rules

Connecticut adopted the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-350 to 1-353b), which includes statutory short and long forms. A power of attorney must be dated and signed by the principal (or by someone in the principal's conscious physical presence at the principal's direction) and witnessed by two witnesses; a signature acknowledged before a notary or commissioner of the Superior Court is presumed genuine. It is durable unless it expressly says it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. When a deed is signed under a power of attorney, the power of attorney must be recorded with the deed in the town land records unless already recorded and referenced.

Text from the General Statutes revised to January 1, 2025; check the 2026 Supplement for changes made in 2025.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-350, 1-350c, 1-350d, 1-352, 47-10(a)

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FINANCIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, [principal full name], of [principal address], appoint [agent full name], of [agent address], as my agent.

Successor agent (if my agent cannot serve): [successor agent name and address]

My agent may act for me in these matters: [list the powers you grant, e.g. banking, real estate, taxes, benefits, bills]

Limits or special instructions: [any limits, or 'none']

This power of attorney [continues if I become incapacitated (durable) / ends if I become incapacitated], and takes effect [now / on a date or event].

Signed on [date]. Principal signature: ____________________

[Witness signatures and notary acknowledgment, as your state requires]

Agent's acceptance (if your state requires it): ____________________

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