The Arkansas durable power of attorney is a legal document. It lets one person, the principal, appoint someone else, the agent or attorney-in-fact, to manage financial affairs on the principal’s behalf. It is especially useful if the principal later becomes incapacitated or too ill to manage those affairs personally. This Arkansas power of attorney form is free to download and fill out.
The term “durable” means the power of attorney remains effective even if the principal becomes incapacitated. The powers granted can be broad or limited, depending on the principal’s wishes. Typically, the agent can handle tasks such as paying bills, managing investments, handling banking transactions, and buying or selling property.
This document doesn’t empower an agent to handle medical decisions. Check out additional Arkansas power of attorney templates to find specific forms you may need for this state.
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Arkansas law sets out who must sign a durable power of attorney, when it takes effect, and how it can end. The signing requirement itself has two distinct parts, covering who may sign and how that signature is treated as valid.[2.1]
Last Updated: September 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Arkansas law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
This power of attorney is durable, meaning it stays in force even if the principal later becomes incapacitated, unless the document itself says otherwise. Under this law, a power of attorney is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal.[1]
Once signed, the power of attorney takes effect immediately unless it states that it becomes effective at a future date or upon a future event or contingency.[3]
Tip. If you want your agent’s authority to start only once you become unable to manage your own affairs, choose the springing option instead of the immediate one. Both choices are on page 3 of the form.
A person named as agent accepts that role under Arkansas’s power of attorney statute by acting as agent or performing agent duties. Other conduct that shows acceptance also counts, unless the power of attorney itself provides otherwise.[4]
A durable power of attorney does not last forever. Under Arkansas’s power of attorney statute, it terminates on its own in several circumstances, such as the principal’s death or revocation. An agent’s authority can also end separately from the document itself, for example if the agent resigns or dies.[2.2]
An agent’s authority can also end separately from the power of attorney itself.
Sometimes no one is left to act. If the principal revokes the agent’s authority, or the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns, and the power of attorney names no other agent, that authority simply ends.[2.2]
Ending a power of attorney does not undo an action taken before the agent or another person knew about it. Termination is not effective against an agent or another person who, without actual knowledge of the termination, acts in good faith under the power of attorney.[2.2] The same protection applies to incapacity.
If the power of attorney is not durable, the principal’s incapacity does not revoke or terminate it as to certain people. It does not apply to someone who acts in good faith under it without actual knowledge of the incapacity.[2.2] An act performed in good faith under these rules binds the principal and the principal’s successors in interest, unless the act is otherwise invalid or unenforceable.[2.2]
Signing a new power of attorney does not automatically cancel an earlier one. Under Arkansas’s power of attorney statute, the earlier one stays in effect unless the new document revokes it, or revokes all other powers of attorney.[2.2]
| Document Name | Arkansas Durable Power of Attorney Form |
| Other Names | Arkansas Financial Durable Power of Attorney, AR DPOA |
| Relevant Laws | Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-104 et seq.[1] |
| Signing Requirements | Notary Public |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 10 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 37 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
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Yes, but notarization is only one of two options. Under Arkansas law, an advance directive, which includes a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care, must be either notarized or witnessed by two witnesses.[5] This Arkansas power of attorney form is a separate, financial-only document. It does not cover medical decisions. For a closer look at how a living will differs from a power of attorney, see our comparison guide.
Completing this Arkansas power of attorney form takes seven steps, from naming the principal and agent to finishing the notary acknowledgment. The checklist below lists each one in the form’s own order.
Enter your name and address as the principal, then the name and address of the person you are appointing as agent. On page 1, this appointment paragraph names both parties.
Go through the initialed powers list on page 2. Initial line (N) to grant your agent all listed powers, or initial only the specific lettered powers you want your agent to have.
Pages 2 and 3 include four pre-printed special instructions covering medical records release, claims handling, retirement accounts, and digital assets. No entry is needed here unless you want to strike one of these clauses.
On page 3, initial one of the three options for when the power of attorney takes effect.
If you want a backup agent, page 4 lets you name a successor attorney-in-fact who steps in if your first agent becomes unable or unwilling to serve. Enter that person’s name and address.
On page 4, fill in the day, month, and year, then sign your name as principal and print your name below the signature.
Sign before the notary in the acknowledgment on page 5. The notary fills in the county, the date, and their own name and title to complete the notarization.
This Arkansas power of attorney form is available as a free, printable PDF. Build it online with our step-by-step form builder, or download the blank template below and fill it out by hand before signing it in front of a notary.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the Ark. Code Ann..