Plan for the future and protect your interests with a Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Property for the State of Illinois. The Power of Attorney is effective immediately, unless you specify otherwise. 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,
  
• retirement plan,
  
• social security,
  
• 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 Illinois estate planning document is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to download, fill in and print.