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Maine Power of Attorney Forms

Updated August 31, 2023
Reviewed by Brooke Davis

A Maine power of attorney allows you to have someone temporarily manage your affairs or plan for the future. The person giving this power is the “principal,” and the person chosen to make decisions is the “agent.”

Laws & Requirements

Statute: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, Article 5, Part 9.

Signing Requirements: The principal must sign the form or instruct someone else to sign their name in their presence. The document must then be notarized (§ 5-905).

Maine Power of Attorney – By Type

Maine Power of Attorney Form

General (Financial) Power of Attorney

Gives the principal the ability to pass all financial control on to an agent of their choosing.

Signing Requirements: Notary public.

Maine Medical Power of Attorney Form

Medical Power of Attorney

Combines a living will and a durable power of attorney, enabling the agent to make all future decisions after the principal becomes incapacitated.

Signing Requirements: Two witnesses (§ 5-803).

Maine Durable Power of Attorney Form

Durable Power of Attorney

Stays in effect even when the principal becomes incapacitated, unlike a general one which is "non-durable" by default.

Signing Requirements: Notary public.

Maine Limited (Special) Power of Attorney 

Limited (Special) Power of Attorney 

Allows the principal to give limited powers to an agent for specific tasks, and typically ends when those tasks are complete.

Signing Requirements: Notary public.

Maine Springing Power of Attorney 

Springing Power of Attorney 

A legal document that "springs" into action at a future time and only when a specific event occurs (such as the incapacitation of the principal).

Signing Requirements: Notary public.

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Maine Power of Attorney Form

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