Free Michigan Durable Financial Power of Attorney

Michigan treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Michigan accepts either 2 witnesses or a notary acknowledgment. A witness must be at least 18 years old and present when you sign, and the agent cannot serve as one.

Michigan does not require notarization when the witnesses sign, and accepts a notary acknowledgment in their place; the document carries both blocks.

Michigan provides a statutory form, and a document in substantially that form is accepted. Michigan has adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (2024), and the document follows its structure.

Michigan allows a springing power of attorney that takes effect on incapacity; without that election it takes effect when signed. A Michigan power of attorney is durable by default, so it continues through incapacity unless it says otherwise. The agent's authority ends at death; a revocable living trust set up with SimplyTrust carries the assets past it.

Yes. Michigan requires the agent to sign an acceptance before acting; the document carries the statutory acknowledgment.

Michigan Durable Financial Power of Attorney

In Michigan, a power of attorney is durable by default — it remains effective if you become incapacitated unless it states otherwise. The document states its durability in any case, so an institution reading it sees the authority continue.

A durable financial power of attorney lets someone you choose manage your banking, property, bills, and investments if you become incapacitated. Michigan has adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which gives the document a clear legal backbone — banks and brokerages here are familiar with it. Without one, the alternative is court conservatorship: public, expensive, and slow.

Michigan's execution rule for a POA is either-or: 2 witnesses or a notary. The statute treats them as equivalents. Banks and other financial institutions generally expect a notarized document regardless of the statutory minimum. The document provides both signature paths.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated September 18, 2026

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MCL § 556.201-556.505 (Act 187 of 2023, eff. 7/1/2024; repealed former MCL 700.5501-5505 EPIC durable POA provisions)

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