Protect your family with a financial power of attorney
Nominate a person to make decisions about your financial affairs if you're unable to speak for yourself. For personalized advice, schedule a call with an attorney from our network. Power of attorney plans start at $39.
Why you need a financial power of attorney
Details your wishes
Ensure that a trusted person, called an attorney-in-fact or an agent, is ready to handle your financial matters if you’re incapacitated.
Provides peace of mind
Know you’re covered when you can’t be present to sign important documents—for example, if you’re deployed, traveling abroad, or hospitalized.
Empowers your loved ones
Allow your loved ones to take care of your finances without having to deal with court proceedings—no matter where you are or whether you can speak.
Choose an affordable financial power of attorney
Power of attorney
Basic
Basic
Best if you want to do most of the work on your own.
$39
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Features:
Financial power of attorney
Online questions to guide you through the process
Unlimited document revisions for 30 days
Secure online document storage
Power of attorney
Premium
Premium
Best if you want advice and review from highly rated attorneys.
$49
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Features:
Financial power of attorney
Online questions to guide you through the process
Unlimited document revisions for 30 days
Secure online document storage
2 weeks of legal advice from our network attorneys plus document review, auto-renews monthly at $25†
Start your financial power of attorney with LegalZoom in 3 easy steps
Answer a series of questions
Our questionnaire lets you choose a person you trust to be your agent, so you can give them the authority to make select decisions on your behalf.
We'll create your power of attorney
We'll use your answers to create your POA, which you can review in your account.
Review with an attorney, or on your own
Print and complete using our instructions, or schedule time with a lawyer to do a final review with you over the phone.
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Why use LegalZoom to set up your financial power of attorney?
Easy & convenient
Finish our financial power of attorney questionnaire in less than 15 minutes from the comfort of your home. We make it easy.
Attorney-supported
Access guidance from highly rated network attorneys, who can provide advice and review your completed document.
Accepted in all 50 states
Feel secure knowing that not only have we helped with estate plans for 20+ years, but all our financial powers of attorney were created by attorneys.
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What our customers are saying
I didn't just get a POA. I got instructions, information ... That was a pleasant surprise. Great service.
—Jacqueline L., power of attorney customer
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—Angela D., power of attorney customer
Our family needed a power of attorney document on short notice and LegalZoom was able to deliver.
—Tommie H., power of attorney customer
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