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Home Legal Documents Power of Attorney Maryland

Free Maryland Power of Attorney Forms

Use our Maryland Power of Attorney form to let someone make legal and financial decisions for you.

Updated November 10, 2020

Power of attorney is the legal authority to make decisions for someone else. It can be set up for matters including business, medical care, and real estate, allowing an authorized third party to manage these issues on your behalf.

On a power of attorney form, the person assigning power of attorney is the “principal” and the person chosen to make decisions is the “agent.”

There are numerous types of powers of attorney. Find your Maryland (MD) power of attorney form by type below.

Maryland (MD) Power of Attorney Documents

Maryland power of attorney

Maryland General/Financial Power of Attorney

A general/financial power of attorney enables a trusted third party to take care of your financial affairs for you.

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Maryland Medical Power of Attorney

A Maryland medical power of attorney (or a Maryland advance directive) is a useful legal document for setting out the medical care you wish to receive in the event that you are unable to make decisions about your care yourself.

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Maryland Durable Power of Attorney 

Maryland Durable Power of Attorney 

A power of attorney remains in force when the principal becomes incapacitated only if it has been set up as a durable power of attorney.

Powers of attorney created under Maryland law are presumed to be durable. If you wish for the powers transferred to expire on your incapacitation, your POA document must state so explicitly.

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Maryland Limited (Special) Power of Attorney 

Maryland Limited (Special) Power of Attorney 

While a general power of attorney grants sweeping authority to an agent to manage a principal's affairs, these powers are more focused and narrowed in a limited power of attorney.

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Maryland Springing Power of Attorney 

Maryland Springing Power of Attorney 

A springing power of attorney is a POA that “springs” into effect at a future time and only when a specific event occurs, such as the incapacitation of the principal.

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Maryland Real Estate Power of Attorney

You can set up a limited power of attorney for property that restricts your agent to acting on your behalf for property and real estate affairs.

On downloading the form, you’ll find that the document has a list of powers. To create a real estate power of attorney, strike out the powers you do not wish to transfer to your agent, and sign your initials against the other powers that you seek to give your agent.

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Maryland Tax Power of Attorney

The authority to manage another person’s tax affairs may be granted to a third party using a legal document called a tax power of attorney. In Maryland, this form is known as Form 548.

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Maryland Power of Attorney for Minor Child

The legal document used to nominate a third party to take temporary parental responsibility for a child younger than 18 years is called a parental power of attorney or power of attorney for a minor child.

Maryland DMV Power of Attorney

A power of attorney designed to give an agent the authority to manage a principal’s motor vehicle affairs is called a DMV power of attorney.

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How to Get Power of Attorney in Maryland

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

Sections 17-101 — 17-204 of the Estates and Trusts Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland outlines rules for durable powers of attorney within the state.

All forms on this page are in accordance with this article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Maryland POA Requirements

For a power of attorney to be valid, it must adhere to the Maryland Estates and Trusts Article and adhere to these basic requirements:

  1. The Maryland POA document must list the:
    • full contact information and signature of the principal
    • name of the agent(s)
    • date the agreement is made
    • powers granted
    • when the powers begin and end
  2. The power of attorney form must be signed in the presence of a notary public
  3. Witness requirements: At least two witnesses must also be present when notarizing and signing a Maryland power of attorney form.

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