Legal Question in Administrative Law in Florida
power of attorney signature
If you are given the power of attorney and need to sign a document as such, how do you sign, using your signature or the persons name you are signing for?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: power of attorney signature
You sign with your name and then add something like "for [principal's name]"
Re: power of attorney signature
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Most attorneys use the following:
Sign Party's Name, By Sign Your Name, As Attorney in Fact; or
Sign Party's Name, By Sign Your Name, As POA
Scott R. Jay, Esq.