A Wisconsin power of attorney (POA) is a legal document in which you, the principal, name a person you trust as your agent to act for you. Depending on the form, your agent can handle financial, medical, real estate, vehicle, tax, or child-related matters. Each Wisconsin power of attorney form below is free to download or to create online.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Wisconsin law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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Pick the template that matches the job you need your agent to do. The cards below cover durable, medical, general, limited, minor child, real estate, tax, vehicle, and revocation documents. Each card shows the name the form goes by, its signing requirements, and the download links for the Wisconsin power of attorney template. In Wisconsin, your signature on a durable, general or real estate power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if you acknowledge it before a notarial officer, such as a notary public.[1]
A durable power of attorney provides long-term rights for the assigned agent, even for situations when you become incapable of decision-making (due to health, addiction, or incapacitation). In Wisconsin, the statutory form is durable unless stated otherwise.
| Also Known As | Wisconsin DPOA |
| Signing Requirements | Principal's signature (notary recommended) |
| Download | PDF Template | DPOA Form-00036 |
In Wisconsin, the Advance Health Directive states that the designated person makes decisions related to health when you’re no longer able to do it yourself. Wisconsin law requires a power of attorney for health care to be signed in the presence of two witnesses who meet the law's requirements.[3] You can regulate and mention in the POA the limit of your agent’s authority.
| Also Known As | Health Care POA or MPOA |
| Signing Requirements | Two (2) Witnesses |
| Download | PDF Template | POA Health Care Form-00085 |
The most common reason to use a general power of attorney form is to entrust a family member, partner, or friend with the right to handle financial matters for you. Under Wisconsin law, a power of attorney is durable unless it expressly says that your incapacity ends it, so it stays valid if you become incapacitated.[4]
| Also Known As | General (Financial) POA |
| Signing Requirements | Principal's signature (notary recommended) |
| Download | PDF Template | Basic POA |
Limited power of attorney is used to assign a person for a limited amount of financial decisions to handle some of the financial or property needs. There is no particular form for Wisconsin; you can personalize it to meet your needs.
| Also Known As | Special POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary |
| Download | PDF Template |
Delegating authority over children to non-parents is a serious step to ensure your child has a legal guardian when you’re not there. In Wisconsin, you can provide partial rights to a trusted person, from custody and care rights to medical care treatment consent. Under Wisconsin law, a parent who has legal custody of a child can delegate powers over the child to an agent by a power of attorney that is properly executed by all parents who have legal custody of the child.[5]
| Also Known As | Minor POA |
| Signing Requirements | Signed by All Parents With Legal Custody |
| Download | PDF Template | Delegating Parental Authority |
Suppose you don’t have the ability or time to take care of your real property. In that case, you can specify on the real estate power of attorney a person who can do it on your behalf – from renting to hiring personnel for maintenance and repair.
| Also Known As | Limited Real Estate POA |
| Signing Requirements | Principal's signature (notary recommended) |
| Download | PDF Template |
The Wisconsin form of POA A-222 specifies the agent who will represent you at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and can report and pay taxes on your behalf. You can grant full or limited authority to the person based on the number of responsibilities you’re to hand over to that person.
| Also Known As | Wisconsin Comptroller POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary |
| Download | Form A-222 |
Motor vehicle power of attorney is needed when you want someone other than you to submit documents regarding your vehicle, sell or purchase the car in your name.
| Also Known As | DMV POA |
| Signing Requirements | Certified Technician and Notary Public |
| Download | PDF Template |
You have all rights to revoke power of attorney at any given time. If you want to terminate the document’s validity before the date mentioned there, you can use this form to inform the assigned person.
| Also Known As | POA Termination Form |
| Signing Requirements | Notarization is Advised |
| Download | PDF Template | Revoking A POA For Finances Form |
The right Wisconsin power of attorney depends on what you want your agent to handle. Some forms cover money and property, one covers health care decisions, and others are built for a single task such as managing a car title or filing state taxes. Match the job to the form first, then download it or create it online.
The steps below are stated for a Wisconsin durable, limited, or general power of attorney. For any other form on this page, read the signing requirements on its template card above.
Governing Laws:
The principal is the person who creates the power of attorney and grants the authority. The agent is the person the principal names to act for them. Choose an agent you trust, because the agent acts for you within the powers the document gives.
Yes. Choose a form, answer a few simple questions, and FormsPal builds the document for you. You can save your progress, finish on any device, and download and print the document when you are ready to sign it.
Yes. Download the PDF template from a card above, type your details into it, and print it for signing. Check the typed text once before you print, because the agent and the principal both rely on it.
Open the Governing Laws list in the signing section above to reach the state’s statutory power of attorney form. The durable power of attorney card also offers that form as DPOA Form-00036.
Keep the signed original in a safe place and give your agent a copy. Then tell the people and organizations that will deal with your agent that the document exists, for example:
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General information, not legal or tax advice.
Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the Wis. Stat.
