Limited Power of Attorney - Washington

Washington Estate Planning & Wills Updated October 5, 2026 Free Word and PDF

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY (WASHINGTON)

Before you use this: Complete every transaction, account, recipient, amount, and expiration field before signing. This form is for one specified payment from the principal's account. It grants no authority to transfer real estate. A land transaction needs a separate power identifying the parcel and acts, plus review of deed acknowledgment and county recording under RCW 64.04.020 and 65.08.070.

1. Principal and agent

I, [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME], of [PRINCIPAL ADDRESS], appoint [AGENT FULL LEGAL NAME], of [AGENT ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION], as my agent only for the payment described below. I do not appoint a successor agent.

2. Exact payment authority

Bank or credit union: [NAME AND BRANCH]

Principal's account: [ACCOUNT TYPE AND LAST FOUR DIGITS; GIVE FULL NUMBER ONLY TO THE INSTITUTION]

Recipient and payment purpose: [RECIPIENT FULL NAME AND SPECIFIC OBLIGATION]

One payment, maximum amount: $[MAXIMUM AMOUNT]

Permitted payment method: [CHECK / WIRE / ELECTRONIC TRANSFER / OTHER SPECIFIED METHOD]

Payment destination: [IDENTIFY RECIPIENT ACCOUNT OR DELIVERY ADDRESS]

My agent may obtain account information needed to confirm funds, give the institution one payment instruction consistent with these fields, sign that instruction for me, and obtain a receipt. The agent may do nothing else under this power. An unfilled payment field grants no authority to choose that term for me. The agent may not divide the payment to evade the maximum amount.

This grant states its acts in full. It does not grant authority to do all acts I could do, nor does it incorporate any general subject authority by descriptive term or statutory section under RCW 11.125.250.

3. Powers withheld

The agent may not open or close an account; borrow; pledge property; transfer money to the agent or anyone other than the identified recipient; make a gift; create, change, or terminate a trust; change a beneficiary or survivorship right; alter an estate plan; delegate this authority; transact in real estate; or make health-care decisions. No act listed in RCW 11.125.240(1) is expressly granted by this instrument. The agent may not make or change my will.

4. Effective date, durability, and end

This power takes effect when I execute it. This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability of the principal. It ends when the authorized payment is completed or, if earlier, at [TIME] on [EXPIRATION DATE]. It may end sooner under RCW 11.125.100, including on my death or revocation. My agent must stop acting when the agent knows the authority has ended.

This power does not revoke any earlier power of attorney I signed.

5. Agent's duties and records

If the agent acts, the agent must follow my reasonable expectations to the extent actually known and otherwise act in my best interest, act in good faith, and stay within the grant. The agent must keep the payment instruction and receipt, and give me copies on request.

6. Principal's signature

I sign and date this limited power of attorney after completing its payment terms.

Principal's signature: ____________________________________

Printed name: [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME]

Date: [__/__/____]

7. Acknowledgment

State of Washington, County of [COUNTY]. This record was acknowledged before me on [__/__/____] by [PRINCIPAL FULL LEGAL NAME].

Notarial officer's signature: ____________________________________

Printed name and title: [________________________________]

Official stamp: [STAMP]

Commission expiration: [__/__/____]

8. Agent's receipt

I acknowledge receipt and will act only within the authority written above.

Agent's signature: ____________________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

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About this template

Last updated
October 5, 2026
Citations checked
October 5, 2026
Jurisdiction
Washington
Category
Estate Planning & Wills

Legal authority

  • RCW 11.125.020(7) (definition of power of attorney)
  • RCW 11.125.040 (durability language)
  • RCW 11.125.050(1) (principal execution and acknowledgment)
  • RCW 11.125.090(1) (effective upon execution unless otherwise provided)
  • RCW 11.125.100(1), (7) (termination and earlier powers)
  • RCW 11.125.140(1)-(2) (agent duties)
  • RCW 11.125.240(1) (acts requiring express grant)
  • RCW 11.125.250(1), (3) (general authority and incorporation by reference)
  • RCW 64.04.020 (deed execution and acknowledgment)
  • RCW 65.08.070(1) (county recording and priority of real-property conveyances)

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.

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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.

RCW 11.125.020(7) (checked October 5, 2026): ""Power of attorney" means a writing that uses the term "power of attorney" and grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal."

RCW 11.125.040 (checked October 5, 2026): "The authority conferred under a power of attorney created prior to January 1, 2017, and also for a power of attorney created on or after January 1, 2017, terminates upon the incapacity of the principal unless the writing contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability of the principal," or "This power of attorney shall become effective upon the disability of the principal," or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the principal's incapacity."

RCW 11.125.050(1) (checked October 5, 2026): "A power of attorney must be signed and dated by the principal, and the signature must be either acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, or attested by two or more competent witnesses"

RCW 11.125.090(1) (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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