Product Prototype / Preview · 5 states · no filing
Durable Power of Attorney & Advance Directive Generator
Planning who will make financial and medical decisions for you if you can't? A durable power of attorney and a healthcare power of attorney are the standard tools for that — but signing requirements (notary vs. witnesses) differ by state, and some form sites don't show the final price until after you've filled everything out. This product prototype checks your state's signing rules, previews both documents with demo data, and keeps pricing visible from the first screen.
$29Financial POA only
$29Healthcare POA only
$49Both, bundled
$79 · Coming soon+ Living Will 3-pack
Demo pricing shown for this prototype. No payment is collected here; the price is always shown before you start — never revealed only after you finish a form.
Product prototype for informational and preparation purposes. Not legal advice, not a signed or notarized document, and not a guarantee of validity in any court or institution. Rules change; verify current official sources or consult a licensed attorney before signing. No attorney-client relationship is created.
No registrationDo not enter names, addresses, account numbers, or documents.
Memory onlyAnswers stay in this page and disappear on refresh.
Preview, not a filingThe document preview is not court- or bank-ready and must not be signed as-is.
Direct answer
What determines your state's signing requirements?
Power of attorney law is set state by state, and the state where you sign generally controls what makes the document valid there. Two things determine the outcome: which document you need (financial vs. healthcare), and whether your state requires notarization, witnesses, or both. Some states accept either a notary or witnesses; a few require both.
Before the interactive checker
Use this manual list even without JavaScript
Questions to answer before you sign
- What state will you sign in — is that state one of the 5 this prototype covers?
- Do you need a financial power of attorney, a healthcare power of attorney, or both?
- Does your state require notarization, witnesses, or both for that document?
- Have you confirmed the current official form and signing requirements with your state's official self-help resources?
- Have you asked a licensed attorney to review the document before you sign it?
These prompts do not decide legal validity. Verify current rules with an official source or a licensed attorney before signing.
Interactive preparation flow
Check your state's rules, then preview your documents
The questionnaire asks three questions — your state, the document type, and your agent's relationship to you — then returns your state's execution requirement, durable-clause note, and revocation rule, plus an editable-looking demo preview of the financial and/or healthcare document.
- Answer 3 questions
Select your state, document type, and agent relationship. - See the rules
Review the notary/witness requirement, durable clause, and revocation rule for your state. - Preview & verify
Get a demo document preview, then verify with an attorney before signing anything real.
Coverage
States currently covered
The prototype currently covers 5 states. Selecting any other state shows a not-yet-covered message and a waitlist signup instead of invented rules — we do not claim all-50-state coverage.
California
Financial and healthcare POAs each need a notary or two witnesses (Cal. Prob. Code §§4121, 4701).
Texas
Financial POA needs notarization only; healthcare POA needs a notary or two witnesses (Tex. Est. Code §751.0021; Tex. Health & Safety Code §166.164).
Florida
Financial POA needs both a notary and two witnesses; healthcare surrogate designation needs two witnesses (Fla. Stat. §§709.2105, 765.202).
Kansas
Financial POA recommends notarization or two witnesses; healthcare directive needs two witnesses (K.S.A. §58-632; Kansas Judicial Council forms).
Illinois
Financial POA needs a notary and one witness; healthcare POA needs one witness (755 ILCS 45/3-3, 45/4-10).
Capabilities
What this generator does and doesn't do
- Checks financial and healthcare power of attorney signing rules across 5 states
- Shows notarization vs. witness requirements with a cited source
- Explains the durable clause and revocation rule for your state
- Generates a demo preview of your financial and/or healthcare document
- Shows transparent, upfront pricing before you answer any question
- Links to the official statute or state resource for further reading
- Create a real, signable, notarized, or witnessed document
- Provide legal advice or represent you in a proceeding
- Cover states outside the initial 5-state list
- Generate a Living Will (advance directive for end-of-life care) yet — that bundle is coming soon
- Collect real payment, store your answers, or create an account
Limits and alternatives
When to bring in a professional
Seek professional review
Complex estates, real property transfers, trust planning, a disputed or contested capacity situation, or an unlisted state fall outside this self-guided tool. Bring the preview and requirement summary to a licensed attorney in your state. The tool does not form an attorney-client relationship.
Do not confuse different planning tools
A power of attorney, a living will, a last will and testament, and a revocable trust are different documents with different purposes. This page covers financial and healthcare power of attorney only; it does not choose the full estate plan for you.
Common questions
Signing, unlisted states, and legal advice
Can I sign and use the document preview this tool generates?
No. The preview is placeholder demo text generated from the categories you selected. It is not signed, notarized, or witnessed, and must not be printed for signature or filed. Consult a licensed attorney in your state before creating or signing a real power of attorney.
What if my state isn't in the list yet?
This prototype currently covers five states: California, Texas, Florida, Kansas, and Illinois. If your state isn't listed, the tool shows a not-yet-covered message instead of inventing rules, and offers a waitlist signup for when more states are added.
Is this legal advice?
No. This tool provides general information and a demo document preview for your reference. It is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and does not represent you in any proceeding.
Do I need a notary, or are witnesses enough?
It depends on your state and which document you need. Some states require notarization only, some accept either notarization or witnesses, and some require both a notary and one or more witnesses. The tool shows the exact requirement for your state and document type, with a citation to the underlying law.
Why do you show pricing before I answer any questions?
Some existing form sites let you fill out an entire questionnaire before revealing that printing or downloading requires payment. This prototype shows demo pricing for every document combination on the very first screen, and keeps it visible through the results screen, so there is no surprise at the end.
Sources and methodology
Trace each rule and keep versions visible
Every signing-requirement rule above traces to the state's statute or, for Kansas, published statutory form guidance from the Kansas Judicial Council. The tool uses a deterministic lookup table, not an LLM, to select and display these summaries — nothing is generated or guessed for an uncovered state.
- Cal. Probate Code §4121 (Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act)
- Cal. Probate Code §4701 (Statutory Advance Health Care Directive)
- Tex. Estates Code §751.0021 (Statutory Durable Power of Attorney)
- Tex. Health & Safety Code §166.164 (Medical Power of Attorney)
- Fla. Stat. §709.2105 (execution requirements)
- Fla. Stat. §765.202 (designation of health care surrogate)
- Kansas Judicial Council — Power of Attorney statutory form guidance
- K.S.A. §58-632 (Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions)
- 755 ILCS 45/3-3 (Illinois Power of Attorney Act)
- 755 ILCS 45/4-10 (Illinois Power of Attorney Act)
Sources and last reviewed: 2026-08-22. Legal review pending All signing requirements, durable-clause notes, and preview language require review by a licensed attorney in each covered state before that label may be removed. Rules can change; confirm the current official source before acting.
Search evidence recorded in the frozen research: United States keyword "durable power of attorney form," SiteData volume band MoreThanOneThousand, exact KD 12, measured 2026-08-22 (see research.md).
Next safe action
Leave with a plan, not a document you can't verify
Use the checker to understand your state's signing rules, preview a document to organize your thinking, then verify the current form and procedure with an attorney or your state's official self-help resources before signing anything. Protect any printed draft because it may contain the names and dates you entered.