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Home Legal Documents Power of Attorney Wisconsin

Free Wisconsin Power of Attorney Forms

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

Updated November 18, 2020

Power of attorney (POA) is the legal authority to make financial, business, or medical decisions on behalf of another person.

Giving a trusted “agent” the legal power to make decisions on your behalf can be done using a power of attorney form (you are the “principal”).

Find your free Wisconsin (WI) power of attorney form by type below.

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  1. Wisconsin (WI) Power of Attorney Documents
  2. How to Get Power of Attorney in Wisconsin

Wisconsin (WI) Power of Attorney Documents

Wisconsin power of attorney

Wisconsin General/Financial Power of Attorney 

To nominate a third party (agent) to take care of your business and financial affairs, you should set up a general/financial power of attorney.

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Wisconsin Medical Power of Attorney

With a Wisconsin power of attorney for health care or an advance directive set up, your medical wishes become legally enforceable if you become incapacitated.

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Wisconsin Durable Power of Attorney 

Wisconsin Durable Power of Attorney 

An agent may continue to act on behalf of a principal who becomes incapacitated only if there is a durable power of attorney in place.

All powers of attorney created in accordance with Wisconsin laws are presumed to be durable by default. If you want those powers to expire if you become incapacitated, you must state that explicitly in your POA document.

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Wisconsin Limited (Special) Power of Attorney 

Wisconsin Limited (Special) Power of Attorney 

Unlike a general (broad) power of attorney, a limited power of attorney has restrictions on the powers granted to an agent in a limited power of attorney. They’re used for a very specific purpose, such as for real estate or property transactions.

To create a limited power of attorney, download the form below and sign only against the powers you wish to transfer to your agent. Leave the signature line beside the other powers blank.

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Wisconsin Springing Power of Attorney 

Wisconsin Springing Power of Attorney 

A springing power of attorney is a legal document that becomes in effect at a future time and only when a specific event occurs, such as the incapacitation of the principal.

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Power of Attorney Delegating Parental Powers in Wisconsin

An agent nominated in a Wisconsin parental power of attorney is assigned responsibility for a minor child for a limited period of time.

How to Get Power of Attorney in Wisconsin

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

Chapter 244 of the Wisconsin Statutes governs Uniform Powers of Attorney for Finance and Property in the state of Wisconsin. The forms offered on this page comply with this chapter of the Wisconsin statutes.

Wisconsin POA Requirements

For a power of attorney to be valid in Wisconsin, it must be in writing and meet the following requirements:

  1. The POA must include:
    • Name, contact information, and signature of the principal
    • Name and contact information of agent(s)
    • Powers granted
    • Date of execution
    • When the powers start and end
  2. If the principal is unable to sign the document, another individual instructed by the principal and in their presence may sign the document on their behalf
  3. The principal or the instructed individual must sign the document in the presence of a notary public

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