Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Washington
Power of Attorney
I need a POA for my sister: I live in Washington state & she lives in California. I ordered POA for California from FindLegalForms, but I am reasonably sure that I have to have POA for Washington, since I am the one that has to fill it out & get it notarized in WA! Am I right?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Power of Attorney
From your question it is unclear whether you are the principal or the agent. For this POA use a format that conforms to the laws of the state where the principal resides, where the agent resides is not controlling the Attorney in Fact (agent) is acting as if they were the principal.
Re: Power of Attorney
From your question it is unclear whether you are the principal or the agent. For this POA use a format that conforms to the laws of the state where the principal resides, where the agent resides is not controlling, The Attorney in Fact (agent) is acting as if they were the principal.
Re: Power of Attorney
I think that is wise. Sometimes a POA from another state will work but it is best to use a form from the state where the principal is residing. The notary language isn't as important since the notary can change the language to fit the state. So yes, I would use a WA version.
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