What Do I Need to Sign My Power of Attorney in Connecticut?

Notarization is not required for a financial poa to be valid in Connecticut.Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-1d, 1-350c, 1-350d, 1-350e, 1-350f, 1-350h, 1-350i, 1-350k, 1-350l, 1-350r, 1-351, 1-352, 1-362, 1-365; § 47-10Verified Jul 14, 2026 However, notarization Creates presumption of genuineness - practically required by banks.

Connecticut has authorized Remote Online Notarization for many documents, but financial powers of attorney are specifically excluded.Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-1d, 1-350c, 1-350d, 1-350e, 1-350f, 1-350h, 1-350i, 1-350k, 1-350l, 1-350r, 1-351, 1-352, 1-362, 1-365; § 47-10Verified Jul 14, 2026 In-person notarization is required.

To execute a financial poa in Connecticut: Find 2 adults to serve as witnesses. Review witness restrictions to ensure eligibility. Get the document notarized (standard practice, not required). Whether the 2 required witnesses may attend by video is unresolved

Yes. Connecticut recognizes out-of-state powers of attorney under its Uniform Power of Attorney Act validity provisionC.G.S. §§ 1-350e, 1-350f; §§ 1-362, 1-365Verified Jul 14, 2026: a foreign POA is valid in Connecticut if it was validly executed under the law of the place of execution. UPOAA state (2015). Per § 1-350e(c), a POA executed in another state is valid in CT if its execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction that determines meaning and effect per § 1-350f (the jurisdiction indicated in the POA, or absent an indication, the place of execution), or the requirements for a military POA per 10 USC 1044b. Domicile is not a connecting factor. CT separately enacted the Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act (§§ 1-360 to 1-369, eff. Oct 1, 2017): § 1-365(a) requires a person asked to accept an out-of-state document to accept it within a reasonable time and bars requiring "an additional or different form of document". § 1-350e(d) recognizes photocopies and electronic copies as having same effect as original. The document portability tool shows recognition by document type.