Georgia General Financial Power of Attorney Form

Updated: Oct 31, 2026

What Are the Signing Requirements for a Georgia General Power of Attorney?

Georgia's power of attorney statute sets three formalities for a general power of attorney: the principal's signature, a witness, and a second attestation. The list below explains each one. After it, you will find when the document takes effect.

• Signature: the principal signs, or another individual signs in the principal's presence at the principal's express direction.^[1.1]
• Witness: a competent witness attests the document in the principal's presence. The witness cannot be someone named as an agent in it.^[1.2]
• Second attestation: an individual who is not that witness, and who is not named as an agent, attests the document in the principal's presence as Code Section 44-2-15 sets out. In plain terms, the document must be acknowledged or proven the way a deed must be to be recorded.^[1.3]

The statute puts all three formalities in one sentence:

A power of attorney shall be: signed by the principal or by another individual in such principal's presence at the principal's express direction; attested in the presence of the principal by a competent witness who is not also named as an agent in the power of attorney being attested; and attested as set forth in code section 44-2-15, in the presence of the principal, by an individual who is not a witness for purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection and who is not also named as an agent in the power of attorney being attested.

A Georgia power of attorney is effective when executed. The principal can instead provide in the document that it becomes effective at a future date or upon a future event or contingency.^[2]

When Does a Georgia General Power of Attorney End?

A Georgia power of attorney ends when the principal dies, when the principal revokes it, or when its purpose is accomplished.^{[3.1][3.2][3.3]} The agent's own authority can end on its own grounds, for example if the agent dies or resigns.^[3.4] The lists below show each ground.

The power of attorney itself ends when:

• The principal dies.^[3.1]
• The principal revokes the power of attorney.^[3.2]
• The purpose of the power of attorney is accomplished.^[3.3]

The agent's authority ends when:

• The agent resigns, becomes incapacitated, or dies.^[3.4]
• An action is filed for the dissolution or annulment of the agent's marriage to the principal, or for their legal separation, unless the power of attorney provides otherwise.^[3.5]

A power of attorney that stays in force after the principal becomes incapacitated is called durable. Georgia's statute ends a power of attorney if the principal becomes incapacitated and the document specifically provides that it is not durable.^[3.1] O.C.G.A. 10-6B-2(5) defines incapacity as the inability to manage property or business affairs because the individual has an impairment or is missing, detained, or outside the United States and unable to return.^[4]

Georgia General Power of Attorney Form Details

The Georgia general power of attorney form is also known as the Georgia financial power of attorney. It is a six-page PDF with 45 fillable fields. The table lists the Georgia Code sections behind the rules on this page and the practical details of the form.

How to Fill Out the Georgia General Power of Attorney

Fill out the Georgia general power of attorney in the order the form prints its parts, and read the notice at the start of the form first. The principal and agent come first on page 1, the powers on page 2 and the dates on page 3. The successor agent and your signature are on page 4, the acknowledgment on page 5 and the witness block on page 6.

The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Georgia 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.

1. Principal and agent: On page 1, fill in your name and address, then the agent's name and address in the appointment paragraph.

   

2. Powers (A) to (K): On page 2, initial the line in front of each power you are granting, (A) through (K). Leave the lines for powers you are withholding blank.

   

3. Powers (L), (M) and (N): Still on page 2, initial (L) Retirement plan transactions and (M) Tax matters if you want to grant them. To grant every power, initial line (N) alone. The form says you do not need to initial the other lines then.

   

4. Effective date: On page 3, under EFFECTIVE DATE, initial the one line that fits: the document starts right away, or it starts on a date. If you pick a date, write the date and year.

   

5. Termination date: written revocation: Under TERMINATION DATE, initial one of the three lines. The first line ends the power of attorney when you have signed a written revocation.

   

6. Termination date: a set date or incapacity: The other two lines end it on a date you write in, with the year, or when you are determined to be incapacitated, as the form defines incapacity below. Initial only the one you choose.

   

7. Successor attorney-in-fact: On page 4, write the agent's name, then the alternate agent's name and address. The alternate agent takes over if the agent cannot or will not serve. Leave this blank if you want no successor.

   

8. Date and signature: At the bottom of page 4, fill in the day, month and year of signing. Then sign on the signature line and print your name.

   

9. Acknowledgment: Page 5 is the acknowledgment. Sign before the notary public, who fills in the county, date, officer's name and title, and the name of the person who appeared.

   

10. Officer's signature and seal: At the foot of page 5, the notary public or other officer signs on the Signature line next to the seal space.

    

11. Witness block: On page 6, the witness fills in the signature, printed name, address and date lines.

    

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Sources

Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the O.C.G.A..

1. O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-5.
   • 1.1 § 10-6B-5(a)(1)
   • 1.2 § 10-6B-5(a)(2)
   • 1.3 § 10-6B-5(a)(3)
2. O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-9(a).
3. O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-10.
   • 3.1 § 10-6B-10(a)(1)
   • 3.2 § 10-6B-10(a)(3)
   • 3.3 § 10-6B-10(a)(6)
   • 3.4 § 10-6B-10(b)(1)
   • 3.5 § 10-6B-10(b)(3)
   • 3.6 § 10-6B-10(d)
4. O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-2(5). Accessed October 15, 2026.
5. O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-6(c). Accessed October 16, 2026.

Mara Erlach

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Mara has been practicing estate planning and trust law in California since 2003, taking pride in helping clients of all backgrounds and asset profiles form a complete and customized estate plan. Her specialties are: estate planning, wills and trusts, trust and probate administration.