A Georgia power of attorney is a legal document that grants a person, a financial institution, a trust, or a business (“the agent”) the legal power to act in place of another person (“the principal”). The agent manages the principal’s personal, business, or legal affairs and has a fiduciary duty to act in the principal’s best interest and accordance with their wishes.
Laws & Requirements
Statute: Title 10, Chapter 6B of the Code of Georgia.
Signing Requirements: The power of attorney form must be signed in the presence of one witness and a notary public (§ 10-6B-5).
Georgia Power of Attorney – By Type
Advance Directive
Records your preferences for health care if you become unable to communicate them yourself.
Signing Requirements: Two witnesses (§ 31-32-5).
Medical Power of Attorney
Ensures that the principal’s wishes are followed in any event where they are incapacitated.
Signing Requirements: Two witnesses.
Durable (Statutory) Power of Attorney
Continues even when the principal becomes incapacitated or is unable to handle their own affairs.
Signing Requirements: One witness and a notary public.
