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Montana adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Mont. Code Ann. 72-31-301 to 72-31-367). A financial POA is durable by default and requires notarization; no witnesses needed. Health care decisions use a separate declaration under Mont. Code Ann. 50-9-103.
Mississippi Power of Attorney law: Uniform Durable POA Act (Miss. Code 87-3-101 to 87-3-113), execution, durability language, agent powers, and the separate healthcare directive under Miss. Code 41-41-201 et seq.
Massachusetts Power of Attorney Law (G.L. ch. 190B, ss. 5-501 to 5-507): durable POA execution, agent authority, and the separate Health Care Proxy (ch. 201D).
Learn how Delaware power of attorney laws work in 2026. Covers financial POA execution (notary + 1 witness), durable vs. springing, hot powers, and the separate Advance Health-Care Directive under 16 Del. C. ch. 25.
Indiana POA laws are governed by IC 30-5 (not the UPOAA). A financial POA must be signed before a notary or two witnesses and is durable by default under IC 30-5-10-3. Healthcare decisions require a separate advance directive under IC 16-36-7.
Wyoming power of attorney laws explained: UPOAA financial POA (durable by default, notarization only), hot powers under Wyo. Stat. 3-9-201, and healthcare POA under the Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act (35-22-401 et seq.).
Learn how Washington DC power of attorney laws work in 2026. Covers the 2023 Uniform Power of Attorney Act (D.C. Code 21-2601 et seq.), durable by default, notarization requirement, hot powers, and the separate health-care POA under D.C. Code 21-2201 et seq.
Learn Alaska power of attorney laws for 2026: durable POA under AS 13.26, health care directives under AS 13.52, execution, agent authority, and revocation.
Vermont power of attorney laws explained: 14 V.S.A. ch. 127 (UPOAA, eff. July 1, 2023) makes POAs durable by default, execution requires notary acknowledgment, 12 hot powers need express grants, and healthcare decisions require a separate Advance Directive under 18 V.S.A. ch. 231.
Learn how North Dakota power of attorney laws work in 2026. Covers the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act (ch. 30.1-30), execution requirements, health care directives (ch. 23-06.5), agent authority, and revocation.
South Dakota power of attorney laws explained: SDCL ch. 59-12 (Uniform Power of Attorney Act, eff. July 1, 2020) requires express durability language and notarization; health care POA under SDCL 59-7-2.1 requires two witnesses or a notary; living will under SDCL ch. 34-12D.
Learn how Rhode Island power of attorney laws work under R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 18-16. Covers durable POA, execution, agent authority, health care POA, and revocation.