A Missouri limited power of attorney is a written document in which you, the principal, name an agent to act for you only on the tasks you list. Under Section 404.710 of the Mo. Rev. Stat., when a power of attorney gives an agent general powers for one or more express subjects or purposes, the agent's authority covers only the specific subjects or purposes expressed in the power of attorney.[3] Under Section 404.705 of the Mo. Rev. Stat., the principal must sign and date it, and it must be notarized.[1.2] Use this free Missouri limited power of attorney form to name your agent, list the purposes and print the PDF for signing.
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Use other Missouri power of attorney forms if you need to grant broader authority without limits. The Missouri general financial power of attorney and the Missouri durable power of attorney are two of them.
A Missouri limited power of attorney must be signed by the principal, dated and notarized. The statute says the document must be subscribed by the principal, and dated and acknowledged in the manner the law prescribes for conveyances of real estate.[1.2] The list below breaks that rule into three parts.
The statute puts it this way:
The power of attorney is subscribed by the principal, and dated and acknowledged in the manner prescribed by law for conveyances of real estate.
In plain words, the principal signs the document, puts a date on it and has the signature acknowledged by a notary.
| Document Name | Missouri Limited Power of Attorney Form |
| Other Name | Missouri Special Power of Attorney |
| Relevant Laws | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.705, § 404.710[3] and § 404.717 |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 8 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 32 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
To fill out the Missouri limited power of attorney form, start on page 1 with the principal and the agent. Then list the tasks the agent may handle and set the dates. The form has three pages, and the steps below follow its order. Use the Create My Document button above to build the form online, then download the PDF and print it for signing.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Missouri limited 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.
Read the paragraph on page 2 before you sign. In it, you agree to indemnify any third party for claims that arise from relying on the document. The form also prints that a revocation is not effective as to a third party until the third party has actual knowledge of it.
To use a Missouri limited power of attorney, print the completed PDF, sign it before a notary and share copies with the people who will deal with your agent. Missouri requires the principal's signature, a date and notarization, as the requirements above explain.[1.2] The steps below cover what to do once the form is filled in.
A Missouri power of attorney ends when the principal revokes it, when the principal dies or on the date shown in the document. Section 404.717 of the Mo. Rev. Stat. also ends it when the principal and the agent are married and an action for divorce is filed.[2] Each event is explained below.
These events are the ones the statute lists.[2]
A power of attorney also ends when a written notice of modification or termination is filed for record in the office of the recorder of deeds. The principal or the principal's legal representative files it.
These questions cover recording, the agent's duty to act, what happens when an agent cannot serve and the agent's liability under a Missouri power of attorney. Each answer comes from Section 404.705 or Section 404.717 of the Mo. Rev. Stat.
No, recording is not required for validity. Missouri's statute says a durable power of attorney does not have to be recorded to be valid and binding between the principal and the agent or between the principal and third persons. The exception is a real estate transaction, where recording may be required under Sections 442.360 and 442.370.[1.2]
Not necessarily. Under Missouri's durable power of attorney statute, a person appointed as agent has no duty to use the authority in the document. That holds whether or not the principal has become disabled or incapacitated, is missing or is held in a foreign country. The exception is an agent who has agreed expressly in writing to act for the principal in those cases.[1.2]
Under a durable power of attorney, the agent's authority ends when the agent is not qualified to act for the principal. If an event ends only that person's authority and not the power of attorney itself, the next step depends on the document. When it names a successor or contingent agent, or sets a procedure for naming one, the authority extends to and vests in that successor or contingent agent.[2]
Not as between the principal and the agent, if three things are true. Then the agent or successor is relieved from liability to the principal and the principal's successors in interest.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
