West Virginia Power of Attorney Forms


West Virginia power of attorney forms available for download and are pursuant to State laws (Financial – Chapter 39B and Medical Chapter 16). The free documents allow a person to step in and make decisions on your behalf, and in your best interest for financial, medical, tax filing, and motor vehicle (DMV) related events. The person selected should be a trusted individual that you can count on even if you should become incapacitated.
All power of attorney forms in West Virginia, unless otherwise stated, must be authorized after completing in front of a notary public and two (2) adult witnesses.



Durable power of attorney is a designation created by a resident of West Virginia to designate someone else to have the ultimate rights to handle every facet of their financial capabilities. Under the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, the document remains in effect if the principal should become incapacitated, meaning to lose the ability to think for themselves. There are strict rules upon authorizing the…

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A general power of attorney form grants the authority of an individual in West Virginia to select someone else, known as the ‘Agent’, to have the unlimited financial ability to act in the other person’s place. This document is an exact duplicate of the durable except that it does not stay in effect if the principal should become incapacitated. The agent may still represent in…

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The limited power of attorney form allows a resident to choose someone else to handle a specific financial activity or decision on their part. This restricted appointment may be anything as serious as handling a real estate transaction, more commonly a closing, to simple tasks such as paying bills. The form is not durable which means it does not stay valid if the person being…

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The West Virginia Advance Directive contains two forms, a Living Will and a Medical Power of Attorney. The Living Will, allows you to set down your requests for various life extending or terminating treatments. Also, you may choose what will happen to your organs if they may be saved to that others may be able to benefit. The Medical Power of Attorney, under which you…

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Also known as WV-2848, the West Virginia State Tax Department Authorization of Power of Attorney allows a resident to grant the following filing powers to an individual (highly recommended to be a tax attorney or certified public accountant (CPS)); To receive (but not to endorse or cash) any checks issued by the West Virginia State Tax Department To receive confidential tax information concerning me To extend the period…

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Also known as Form DMV-9-TR, the document allows an owner of a vehicle to select someone else to sell, transfer ownership, or handle any type of transaction at any West Virginia Department of Transportation Office. The owner of the vehicle must authorize the document with a notary present and the agent will be allowed to start representing the principal’s interest immediately.

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