Limited Power of Attorney - Georgia
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY — GEORGIA
Before you use this: Complete the transaction, permitted acts, property, amount limit, and end time before signing. This form does not authorize a real-estate transaction, health-care decision, or use of a government-prescribed power-of-attorney form. A power for a single real-estate transaction is outside the Georgia Power of Attorney Act's scope; use a separately reviewed instrument and check land-recording requirements for that transaction.
1. Principal and agent
I, [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], appoint [AGENT FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], as my agent solely for the transaction described below.
2. Limited grant
Specific non-real-estate transaction and counterparty: [DESCRIBE]
Acts the agent may perform and documents the agent may sign: [LIST EACH ACT AND DOCUMENT]
Property, account, or asset involved: [IDENTIFY; NO REAL ESTATE]
Maximum payment, receipt, or commitment: $[AMOUNT / NONE]
Additional conditions: [DESCRIBE / NONE]
My agent may communicate with the named counterparty and obtain records only as reasonably needed to perform the listed acts. A blank description grants no authority. This instrument grants no general authority over my other property or affairs.
3. Powers withheld
My agent may not convey, mortgage, lease, or otherwise deal with real estate; make gifts; create, fund, change, or revoke a trust; create or change survivorship rights or beneficiary designations; delegate authority; exercise my fiduciary powers; access the content of my electronic communications; transfer my property to the agent or for the agent's benefit; make health-care decisions; execute or revoke a will or codicil; make an affidavit of my personal knowledge; or vote for me. None of the exceptional powers in O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-40(a)(1) is granted.
4. Effect and end of authority
This power takes effect when executed. It is durable and is not terminated by my later incapacity.
My agent's authority ends when the stated purpose is accomplished and, in any event, no later than [DATE AND TIME, INCLUDING TIME ZONE]. It may end sooner upon my death, revocation, or another event under O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-10. This power does not revoke a prior power unless I identify it here: [PRIOR INSTRUMENT TO REVOKE / NONE].
5. Agent's duties
My agent must act within this grant, in good faith, and in accordance with my reasonable expectations to the extent actually known or otherwise in my best interest. My agent must keep a record of receipts, disbursements, and transactions. This instrument does not waive the mandatory duties in O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-14(a).
6. Principal's signature
I sign this limited power of attorney voluntarily on [__/__/____] at [CITY, STATE].
Principal's signature: ____________________________________
Printed name: [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME]
7. Witness attestation
I am competent, am not named as agent in this instrument, and attest that the Principal signed this instrument, or acknowledged the Principal's signature, in my presence.
Witness signature: ____________________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name and address: [NAME AND ADDRESS]
8. Notarial attestation
State of Georgia, County of [COUNTY].
On [__/__/____], [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME] personally appeared before me and signed this instrument, or acknowledged the Principal's signature, in my presence. I attest the Principal's signature as a notary public, separately from the witness above.
Notary public signature: ____________________________________
Printed name: [NAME]
Commission expiration: [DATE] Official seal: [SEAL]
9. Agent's receipt (optional)
I acknowledge receipt of this instrument and agree to act only within its stated limits.
Agent's signature: ____________________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 4, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 4, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-3 (scope and real-estate transaction exclusion)
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-4 (durability)
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-5 (execution and attestation)
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-9 (effective time)
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-10 (termination)
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-14 (agent duties)
- O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-40 (powers requiring express grant)
- O.C.G.A. § 44-2-15 (authorized attesting officers)
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 4, 2026.
O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-3 (checked October 4, 2026): "A power that grants authority with respect to a single transaction or series of related transactions involving real estate;"
O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-4 (checked October 4, 2026): "A power of attorney created under this chapter shall be durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal."
O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-5 (checked October 4, 2026): "A power of attorney shall be: Signed by the principal or by another individual in such principal’s presence at the principal’s express direction; Attested in the presence of the principal by a competent witness who is not also named as an agent in the power of attorney being attested; and Attested as set forth in Code Section 44-2-15, in the presence of the principal, by an individual who is not a witness for purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection and who is not also named as an agent in the power of attorney being attested."
O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-9 (checked October 4, 2026): "A power of attorney shall be 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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