Name of 2nd successor agent: ....
Second successor agent’s address: ....
Second successor agent’s telephone number: ....
GRANT OF GENERAL AUTHORITY
I grant my agent and any successor agent general authority to act for me with respect to the following subjects as defined in the Uniform Power of Attorney for Finances and Property Act in chapter 244 of the Wisconsin statutes:
INITIAL each subject you want to include in the agent’s general authority.
.... Real property
.... Tangible personal property
.... Digital property
.... Stocks and bonds
.... Commodities and options
.... Banks and other financial institutions
.... Operation of entity or business
.... Insurance and annuities
.... Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests
.... Claims and litigation
.... Personal and family maintenance
.... Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service
.... Retirement plans
.... Taxes
LIMITATION ON AGENT’S AUTHORITY
An agent who is not my spouse or domestic partner MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the special instructions.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (OPTIONAL)
You may give special instructions in the following space ....
EFFECTIVE DATE
This power of attorney is effective immediately unless I have stated otherwise in the special instructions.
NOMINATION OF GUARDIAN (OPTIONAL)
If it becomes necessary for a court to appoint a guardian of my estate or guardian of my person, I nominate the following person(s) for appointment:
Name of nominee for guardian of my estate: ....
Nominee’s address: ....
Nominee’s telephone number: ....
Name of nominee for guardian of my person: ....
Nominee’s address: ....
Nominee’s telephone number: ....
RELIANCE ON THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FINANCES AND PROPERTY
Any person, including my agent, may rely upon the validity of this power of attorney or a copy of it unless that person knows that the power of attorney has been terminated or is invalid.
SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your signature .... Date ....
Your name printed ....
Your address ....
Your telephone number ....
State of ....
County of ....
This document was acknowledged before me on .... (date), by .... (name of principal).
(Seal, if any)
Signature of notary ....
My commission expires: ....
This document prepared by: ....
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AGENT
AGENT’S DUTIES
WHEN YOU ACCEPT THE AUTHORITY GRANTED UNDER THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, A SPECIAL LEGAL RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED BETWEEN YOU AND THE PRINCIPAL. THIS RELATIONSHIP IMPOSES UPON YOU LEGAL DUTIES THAT CONTINUE UNTIL YOU RESIGN OR THE POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TERMINATED OR REVOKED. YOU MUST DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) DO WHAT YOU KNOW THE PRINCIPAL REASONABLY EXPECTS YOU TO DO WITH THE PRINCIPAL’S PROPERTY OR, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PRINCIPAL’S EXPECTATIONS, ACT IN THE PRINCIPAL’S BEST INTEREST.
(2) ACT IN GOOD FAITH.
(3) DO NOTHING BEYOND THE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY.
(4) DISCLOSE YOUR IDENTITY AS AN AGENT WHENEVER YOU ACT FOR THE PRINCIPAL BY WRITING OR PRINTING THE NAME OF THE PRINCIPAL AND SIGNING YOUR OWN NAME AS “AGENT” IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
.... (principal’s name) by .... (your signature) as agent
UNLESS THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY STATE OTHERWISE, YOU MUST ALSO DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) ACT LOYALLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL’S BENEFIT.
(2) AVOID CONFLICTS THAT WOULD IMPAIR YOUR ABILITY TO ACT IN THE PRINCIPAL’S BEST INTEREST.
(3) ACT WITH CARE, COMPETENCE, AND DILIGENCE.
(4) KEEP A RECORD OF ALL RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, AND TRANSACTIONS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE PRINCIPAL.
(5) COOPERATE WITH ANY PERSON THAT HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS FOR THE PRINCIPAL TO DO WHAT YOU KNOW THE PRINCIPAL REASONABLY EXPECTS OR, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PRINCIPAL’S EXPECTATIONS, TO ACT IN THE PRINCIPAL’S BEST INTEREST.
(6) ATTEMPT TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPAL’S ESTATE PLAN IF YOU KNOW THE PLAN AND PRESERVING THE PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPAL’S BEST INTEREST.
TERMINATION OF AGENT’S AUTHORITY
YOU MUST STOP ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE PRINCIPAL IF YOU LEARN OF ANY EVENT THAT TERMINATES THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY OR YOUR AUTHORITY UNDER THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY. EVENTS THAT TERMINATE A POWER OF ATTORNEY OR YOUR AUTHORITY TO ACT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) DEATH OF THE PRINCIPAL.
(2) THE PRINCIPAL’S REVOCATION OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY OR YOUR AUTHORITY.
(3) THE OCCURRENCE OF A TERMINATION EVENT STATED IN THE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
(4) THE PURPOSE OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY IS FULLY ACCOMPLISHED.
(5) IF YOU ARE MARRIED TO THE PRINCIPAL, A LEGAL ACTION IS FILED WITH A COURT TO END YOUR MARRIAGE, OR FOR YOUR LEGAL SEPARATION, UNLESS THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY STATE THAT SUCH AN ACTION WILL NOT TERMINATE YOUR AUTHORITY.
(6) IF YOU ARE THE PRINCIPAL’S DOMESTIC PARTNER AND YOUR DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP IS TERMINATED, UNLESS THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY STATE THAT SUCH AN ACTION WILL NOT TERMINATE YOUR AUTHORITY.
LIABILITY OF AGENT
THE MEANING OF THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO YOU IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FINANCES AND PROPERTY ACT IN CHAPTER 244 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES. IF YOU VIOLATE THE UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FINANCES AND PROPERTY ACT IN CHAPTER 244 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES OR ACT OUTSIDE THE AUTHORITY GRANTED, YOU MAY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY YOUR VIOLATION. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT OR YOUR DUTIES THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, YOU SHOULD SEEK LEGAL ADVICE.
OPTIONAL SIGNATURE OF AGENT
I HAVE READ AND ACCEPT THE DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF THE AGENT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Agent’s signature .... Date ....
(APPENDIX FOLLOWS)
244.61 AnnotationOffering Clarity and Guidance: New Uniform Power of Attorney for Finances and Property. Collins, Hatch, & Wilcox. Wis. Law. June 2010.
244.62244.62 Agent’s certification. The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney for finances and property: AGENT’S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FINANCES AND
PROPERTY AND AGENT’S AUTHORITY
State of ....
County of ....
I, .... (name of agent), certify under penalty of perjury that .... (name of principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated .....
I further certify that to my knowledge:
(1) The principal is alive and has not revoked the power of attorney or my authority to act under the power of attorney, and the power of attorney and my authority to act under the power of attorney have not terminated.
(2) If the power of attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred.
(3) If I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve.
