Limited Power of Attorney - Arkansas
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY (ARKANSAS)
One identified payment
Complete every material payment field before signing. This instrument authorizes only one payment from the named account. It gives no authority over land or health-care decisions.
I, [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], appoint [AGENT FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], as my agent only for the payment below.
Institution and account: [INSTITUTION, ACCOUNT TYPE, AND LAST FOUR DIGITS]
Recipient: [RECIPIENT'S FULL LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS]
Obligation: [SPECIFIC INVOICE OR CONTRACT IDENTIFIER]
Maximum total payment including fees: $[AMOUNT]
Payment method and destination: [METHOD AND RECIPIENT ACCOUNT OR DELIVERY ADDRESS]
My agent may request the balance needed to confirm this payment, sign and deliver one instruction in my name to pay the stated obligation within the ceiling, receive confirmation, and give me the receipt. The agent may not divide the payment to evade the ceiling, choose another recipient or destination, incur debt, change the account, or acquire an interest in my property. A blank material field grants no discretion to decide that term.
I grant no general banking or all-acts authority. I do not expressly grant any of the seven special powers in Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-201(a): creating, amending, revoking, or terminating a trust; making a gift; changing survivorship rights or a beneficiary designation; delegating authority; waiving survivor-annuity rights; or exercising delegable fiduciary powers. The agent also may not disclaim property, make or change my will, or make health-care decisions for me.
Duration and agent duties
This power takes effect when I execute it. It is durable; my later incapacity alone does not end it. It ends when this payment is complete or at [TIME] on [EXPIRATION DATE], whichever comes first, and may end sooner under law. It does not revoke an earlier power of attorney.
My agent must act within this grant, in good faith, and according to my reasonable expectations to the extent actually known; otherwise the agent must act in my best interest. The agent must keep the payment instruction, confirmation, and receipt.
Principal's signature
I sign this limited power of attorney on [__/__/____] at [CITY, ARKANSAS].
Principal's signature: ____________________________________
Printed name: [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME]
Acknowledgment
An acknowledgment provides the signature presumption in Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-105.
State of Arkansas, County of [COUNTY]. This instrument was acknowledged before me on [__/__/____] by [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME].
Notarial officer's signature: ____________________________________
Printed name and title: [________________________________] Official stamp: [STAMP]
Commission expires: [__/__/____]
Sources and References
- Arkansas General Assembly, Act 805 of 2011 and Act 804 of 2021.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 5, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 5, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-104 (durability; Act 805 of 2011)
- Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-105 (principal signature and acknowledgment presumption; Act 805 of 2011)
- Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-109(a) (effectiveness; Act 805 of 2011)
- Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-110(a), (f) (termination and earlier powers; Act 805 of 2011)
- Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-114(a)-(b) (agent duties and records; Act 805 of 2011)
- Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-201(a)-(b) (specific authority and self-benefit limit; Acts 805 of 2011 and 804 of 2021)
Estate planning documents decide what happens to your property, your children, and your medical care when you cannot make those decisions yourself. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives each serve different purposes and each have to meet state law requirements for signing, witnessing, and notarization. A document that looks fine on the page but was not executed correctly can be rejected in probate, which is exactly when it is too late to fix.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 5, 2026.
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-104 (checked October 5, 2026): "A power of attorney created under this chapter is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal."
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-105 (checked October 5, 2026): "A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or in the principal’s conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney."
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-105 (checked October 5, 2026): "A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments."
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-68-109(a) (checked October 5, 2026): "A power of attorney is effective when executed unless the principal provides in the power of attorney that it becomes effective at a future date or upon the occurrence of a future event or contingency."
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