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Connecticut Springing Power of Attorney Form

A Connecticut springing power of attorney allows a person (principal) to give someone the legal authority to make important decisions for them at some future date or in the event that the principal becomes incapacitated.
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Permitted in Connecticut?

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

Signing Requirements

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]

Affidavit Used When POA Becomes Effective

If the principal specifies that the date or event causing the power of attorney to become effective must be recorded in an affidavit, Connecticut law provides a standard form of affidavit that may be used.

“Incapacity” Definition

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]