Free Maine Power of Attorney Forms

Power of attorney is the legal authority to act on behalf of someone else. It’s also the document that gives this authority.

You can use a power of attorney form to have someone temporarily manage your affairs or as a way to plan for the future. The person giving power of attorney is the “principal” and the person chosen to make decisions is the “agent.”

Find your Maine (ME) power of attorney form by type below:

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Maine (ME) Power of Attorney Documents
How to Get Power of Attorney in Maine

Maine (ME) Power of Attorney Documents

A Maine general/financial power of attorney gives the principal the ability to pass all financial control on to an agent of their choosing. This can include control over any businesses the principal owns, any investments and any bank accounts.

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Maine General/Financial Power of Attorney

The Maine health care power of attorney form, also called the Maine health care advance directive form, is a combination of two parts.

The first part is the living will, which allows the principal to outline exactly what medical treatments and procedures they consent to or not.

The second part is a durable power of attorney, which gives consent to the agent to make all future decisions not covered in the living will after the principal becomes incapacitated.

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Maine Medical Power of Attorney

Also known as a Maine financial durable power of attorney, a durable power of attorney is a document that stays in effect even when the principal becomes incapacitated.

In contrast, a general power of attorney does not do this as it is “non-durable” by default.

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Maine Durable Power of Attorney

A limited power of attorney form allows the principal to give limited powers to an agent for specific tasks, and typically ends when those tasks are complete.

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Maine Limited (Special) Power of Attorney

A springing power of attorney is 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).

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Maine Springing Power of Attorney

How to Get Power of Attorney in Maine

To set up a power of attorney, the agent, and principal fill out and sign a power of attorney form.

All Maine Power of Attorney forms on this page complies with Maine’s legal requirements. Other documents may be written up as well, as long as they use similar language.

Maine POA Requirements

The legal requirements that must be met to obtain power of attorney in Maine are as follows:

You must sign the document or instruct someone else to sign your name in your presence.
There must be two witnesses to your signing of the document, or a notary can oversee and notarize the document.
The form must follow the language in the Maine Revised Statutes 18-A M.R.S.A § 5-905.
The agent must be a legal adult (18 years or older).