A Connecticut general power of attorney is a written document in which a person, called the principal, names an agent (also called an attorney-in-fact) to handle their financial affairs. The principal chooses which financial powers the agent receives. The form does not authorize health-care decisions, and whether it continues after the principal becomes incapacitated depends on whether it is durable.[1.3] FormsPal's free form is a PDF you can fill out online, print, and sign.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Connecticut law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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To get a power of attorney in CT, the document must be dated, signed by the principal, and witnessed by two witnesses.[1.1] Unless the principal provides otherwise in the document, it is effective when executed.[1.2] The rules below explain each point.
Connecticut law defines a power of attorney as a writing or other record that gives an agent authority to act in the place of the principal.[1.4] The statute states the signing rule this way:
A power of attorney must be dated and signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious physical presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney and witnessed by two witnesses.
In plain words, a general power of attorney in Connecticut has three formal parts:
The principal can also choose a later start. The document may say that it becomes effective at a future date or on a future event or contingency.[1.2] On this form, you make that choice in the Effective Date section on page 3.
Tip: Notarizing is a separate question from witnessing. The form includes an acknowledgment for a notary public on page 5, and the FAQ below explains what the statute says about acknowledging your signature.
A Connecticut power of attorney is durable by default. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 1-350c, it is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the principal's incapacity.[1.5]
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 1-351(a), an agent may perform certain listed activities, such as making a gift or creating or changing rights of survivorship, only if the power of attorney expressly grants the agent that authority.[1.6]
| Document Name | Connecticut General Power of Attorney Form |
| Other Name | Connecticut Financial Power of Attorney |
| Relevant Laws | Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-350d to 1-350i |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 10 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 49 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
The Connecticut general power of attorney form has 49 fillable fields. Work through it in the order below, from the principal and agent names on page 1 to the witness blocks on page 6. If you downloaded the PDF, you can type your entries with our online PDF editor before you print it.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Connecticut general power of attorney template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.
After you fill out the form, a few more steps help the power of attorney work when your agent needs it. These steps are general practice, not Connecticut requirements, and a bank or other institution may have its own rules for accepting the document. The signing rules are in the requirements section above.
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Connecticut's power of attorney statute ties notarizing to a presumption. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature. The acknowledgment can be made before a notary public, a commissioner of the Superior Court or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.[1.1]
Under Connecticut's power of attorney law, a power of attorney ends when any of these happens:[1.3]
It does if the power of attorney is not durable. A power of attorney that is not durable ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. A durable one does not end for that reason.[1.3]
There is one protection for people who rely on the document. An agent or other person may not know that the principal is incapacitated. If that person acts in good faith under a power of attorney that is not durable, the principal's incapacity does not revoke or end it as to that person.[1.3]
Not automatically. Signing a power of attorney does not revoke a power of attorney the principal signed earlier. The earlier one stays in place unless the new document says the previous power of attorney is revoked or that all other powers of attorney are revoked.[1.3]
The agent's authority ends when any of these happens:[1.3]
Time alone does not end it. Unless the power of attorney says otherwise, the agent's authority stays exercisable despite a lapse of time since the power of attorney was signed.[1.3]
Unless the power of attorney provides otherwise, an agent is determined to be incapable of acting as agent upon a determination, in a writing or other record, of the agent's incapacity. That determination can be made by:[1.3]
Suppose an agent's authority or the power of attorney has ended. The ending is not effective as to the agent or another person who acts in good faith under the power of attorney without actual knowledge of the ending. An act done that way binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest, unless the act is otherwise invalid or unenforceable.[1.3]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
