Free Wisconsin Limited Power of Attorney Form

A Wisconsin limited power of attorney gives an agent authority over specific financial or property matters. Chapter 244 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the state’s uniform power of attorney law for finances and property, governs it.

Wisconsin’s execution section covers ordinary signings. In addition, it lays out a detailed remote alternative.

Sign It, or Have an Adult Sign for You

To execute a power of attorney, you sign it. Alternatively, an individual 18 or older signs your name at your express direction and in your physical presence (Wis. Stat. § 244.05(1)).

A Notarial Officer Adds the Presumption

Your signature, or one made on your behalf, is presumed genuine once you acknowledge the power of attorney before a notarial officer authorized under chapter 140 to take acknowledgments (§ 244.05(2)). So the notary step is what makes the document easy for a bank to accept.

Documents Signed Since 2010

A power of attorney executed in Wisconsin on or after September 1, 2010 is valid if its execution follows the statute (§ 244.06(1)). Meanwhile, one executed outside the state can be valid here if it met the governing jurisdiction’s law or the federal military rules (§ 244.06(3)).

Copies Carry the Same Effect

A photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original (§ 244.06(4)).

Wisconsin spells out a supervised process. Section 244.05(3) allows execution by remote appearance using two-way, real-time audiovisual communication technology, with two remote witnesses and a supervising attorney.

The steps are specific. First, you state on camera that the document is your power of attorney and that you’re signing it as a voluntary act. Then you sign, or an adult signs for you at your express direction in your physical presence, in a way that lets both witnesses and the supervising attorney see it happen.

Afterward, the paperwork travels. You or someone at your direction sends the signed original to the supervising attorney, each remote witness signs a copy, and the supervising attorney completes an affidavit of compliance that goes on the power of attorney.

For most people, an in-person notary is simpler. Still, the remote route exists when a Wisconsin limited power of attorney has to be signed at a distance, such as when you’re away from home or unable to travel.

Choose in-person or remote, then follow the matching steps:

1. Write out the task and the account, property, or matter it covers.
2. Set the point at which the authority ends.
3. For an in-person signing, book a notarial officer authorized under chapter 140.
4. Sign, or direct an adult to sign your name in your physical presence.
5. Acknowledge the document before the notarial officer.
6. For a remote signing, arrange a supervising attorney and two remote witnesses.

Your Wisconsin limited power of attorney should be specific on the page and complete at signing. Include:

• Names for you and the person you’re appointing
• The authority granted, described concretely
• Your ending date or event
• Your signature, or one made at your express direction
• An acknowledgment before a notarial officer
• An attached affidavit of compliance, if you signed remotely

Wisconsin also prints a statutory form at § 244.61. Notably, it tells readers that a person may rely on the power of attorney, or a copy of it, unless they know it has been terminated or is invalid. That single line explains why a clear expiration date belongs in your document.