Durable Power of Attorney

A durable power of attorney appoints a primary and an alternate attorney-in-fact. It is springing: the powers begin on the principal's incapacity and continue through it. It covers financial, digital-account, and health care decision powers, with optional authority over minor children and a last-goodbyes direction.

Who it is for

Washington residents who want someone named to act for them if they become incapacitated.

Signing requirements

• The principal signs the document, and a notary completes the acknowledgment that RCW 11.125.050 provides for.
• The certification page is a separate page that the agent or physicians complete at the time of incapacity, not at signing.

On signing day, the app collects

• City and date of execution
• Notary

After drafting

• The Attorney Memo export lists every choice and advisory for counsel to review.

Statutes cited

• RCW 11.125.040
• RCW 11.125.020
• RCW 11.125.090
• RCW 11.125.400
• RCW 11.125.410
• RCW 11.130.335

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This is a draft to bring to a Washington attorney. It is not legal advice.