Plan for the future and protect your interests with a statutory short form Durable General Power of Attorney Effective at a Future Time for the State of New York, under New York General Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15. This Power of Attorney takes effect upon the occurrence of a specified event (such as if you are found to be incapable of handling your own affairs). You may choose to grant your attorney-in-fact the power to deal with:

• real estate,
  
• banking and financial transactions,
  
• stocks and bonds,
  
• personal property,
  
• insurance,
  
• pension and employment benefits,
  
• tax matters,
  
• legal matters,
  
• business operations.

This Power of Attorney does NOT give your attorney the authority to make health care or other medical decisions for you.

This New York power of attorney form is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to download, fill in and print.