Connecticut Springing Power of Attorney Form

Yes, a power of attorney may become effective upon the occurrence of a future event or contingency.^[1]

A power of attorney must be dated and signed by the principal or in the principal’s conscious physical presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney and witnessed by two witnesses.

Signatures must be acknowledged before a notary public, a commissioner of the Superior Court, or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.^[2]

“Incapacity” means inability of an individual to manage property or business affairs because the individual:

(A) has an impairment in the ability to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions even with the use of technological assistance; or

(B) is:

(i) missing;

(ii) detained, including incarcerated in a penal system; or

(iii) outside the United States and unable to return.^[3]