Limited Power of Attorney - Missouri
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY — LIMITED PURPOSE (MISSOURI)
Before you use this: Complete the transaction, each permitted act, property, amount limit, and end date before signing. The principal must date, sign, and acknowledge this durable power. If it authorizes a land conveyance, attach the legal description and arrange recording in the county where the land is located.
1. Principal and attorney in fact
I, [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], appoint [ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], as my attorney in fact only for the transaction stated below.
2. Limited grant
Specific transaction and counterparty: [DESCRIBE]
Acts my attorney in fact may perform and documents that person may sign: [LIST EACH ACT AND DOCUMENT]
Property, account, or asset involved: [IDENTIFY; FOR LAND ATTACH LEGAL DESCRIPTION]
Maximum payment, receipt, or commitment: $[AMOUNT / NONE]
Additional conditions: [DESCRIBE / NONE]
My attorney in fact may communicate with the identified counterparty and obtain records only as reasonably needed to perform the listed acts. A blank act or property description grants no authority. This instrument gives no general authority over any other purpose or property. A land conveyance requires the exact act and parcel above.
3. Powers withheld
My attorney in fact may not make or revoke a gift; create, amend, revoke, or fund a trust; disclaim property; create or change survivorship or beneficiary interests; nominate a guardian or conservator; designate a substitute or successor attorney in fact; exercise a power of appointment; give or withhold health-care or postmortem consent; make an anatomical gift; make or change a will or living will; or use my property for personal benefit. None of the express-authority acts in Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.710(6) is authorized.
4. Durability and end
THIS IS A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE AUTHORITY OF MY ATTORNEY IN FACT SHALL NOT TERMINATE IF I BECOME DISABLED OR INCAPACITATED OR IN THE EVENT OF LATER UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER I AM DEAD OR ALIVE.
This power takes effect when I date, sign, and acknowledge it. It ends when the stated transaction is completed and, in any event, on [EXPIRATION DATE]. It may end sooner under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.717, including upon my revocation or death. I will communicate any earlier modification or termination to my attorney in fact and affected third parties. This power does not revoke an earlier power unless identified here: [EARLIER POWER TO REVOKE / NONE].
5. Attorney in fact's duties
If my attorney in fact acts, that person must act in my interests, avoid impairing conflicts, follow my instructions, use prudent care, and keep a record of this transaction and its funds. No authority to indemnify a third party, appoint a subagent, or use my property for the attorney in fact's benefit is granted.
6. Principal's signature
I sign and date this durable power of attorney on [__/__/____] at [CITY, MISSOURI].
Principal's signature: ____________________________________
Printed name: [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME]
7. Principal's acknowledgment
State of Missouri, County of [COUNTY]. On [__/__/____], before me personally appeared [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME], [PERSONALLY KNOWN TO ME / PROVED TO ME BY TWO WITNESSES, WHOSE NAMES AND RESIDENCES ARE: ______], to be the person described in and who executed this instrument, and acknowledged executing it as the principal's free act and deed.
Officer's signature: ____________________________________
Printed name and title: [NAME AND TITLE] Official seal: [SEAL]
8. Attorney in fact's receipt (optional)
I acknowledge receipt of this instrument and agree to act only within its limits.
Attorney in fact's signature: ____________________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
9. Land-recording instruction
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.360 requires a power to convey or otherwise affect land to be acknowledged or proved, certified, and recorded as a land instrument. Coordinate recording with the recorder of deeds in the land's county. If this power is recorded, deposit any later revocation for record in the same office under § 442.370.
Sources and References
- Missouri Revisor, Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 404.705, 404.710, 404.714, and 404.717.
- Missouri Revisor, Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 442.150, 442.210, 442.360, and 442.370.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 4, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 4, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.705 (durable-power wording, execution, and recording exception)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.710 (limited subjects and expressly authorized acts)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.714 (attorney-in-fact duties)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.717 (modification and termination)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.150 (officer taking acknowledgment)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.210 (individual acknowledgment certificate)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.360 (land-conveyance power recording)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.370 (recording revocation of recorded land power)
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.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.705(1) (checked October 4, 2026): "The power of attorney is denominated a "Durable Power of Attorney";"
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.705(1)(3) (checked October 4, 2026): "The power of attorney is subscribed by the principal, and dated and acknowledged in the manner prescribed by law for conveyances of real estate."
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.705(3) (checked October 4, 2026): "A durable power of attorney does not have to be recorded to be valid and binding between the principal and attorney in fact or between the principal and third persons, except to the extent that recording may be required for transactions affecting real estate under sections 442.360 and 442.370."
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.710(1) (checked October 4, 2026): "A principal may delegate to an attorney in fact in a power of attorney general powers to act in a fiduciary capacity on the principal's behalf with respect to all lawful subjects and purposes or with respect to one or more express subjects or purposes."
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