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201307102 <br />Page 9 of 9 <br />presence of your notary or witness(es). For every power that you have given to your Attorney -in -fact <br />you must write your initials in the space provided. If this is not done it may affect the validity of your <br />document. <br />After you have signed and initialled your document in front of your notary or witness(es), your notary <br />or witness(es) must sign on the applicable page of the Power of Attorney and should initial each page. <br />This must occur in the presence of you. <br />Most jurisdictions require that a Power of Attorney be signed before a Notary Public if it is durable or <br />grants power over land or property. Some jurisdictions also require that witnesses be present. Even if <br />they are not required for your state it is often recommended to have witnesses to make the document <br />more acceptable to those that will have to deal with it. Those jurisdictions that do not require that the <br />Power of Attorney be signed in front of a notary usually require that two witnesses are used. Even if a <br />notary is not required it is still often recommended. <br />Remember that your witness(es) cannot be your spouse, partner, child, your attorney or alternate <br />attorney, or the spouse of your attorney or alternate attorney. Some jurisdictions disallow witnesses <br />that are mentioned in your will, either as beneficiary or executor /executrix. You should generally <br />avoid having witnesses that have any financial relationship with you. The witness(es) must be of legal <br />age in your jurisdiction, they must have capacity and be mentally capable of managing their property <br />and making their own decisions. <br />If your Power of Attorney will be used to transfer real property (land) your Attorney -in -fact will <br />likely need to have the document recorded in order for the Power of Attorney to be recognized. This <br />takes place at the land registry office in the jurisdiction where the real property (land) is located. <br />Copyright 2002 -2013, LegalContracts.com <br />https: // mail - attachment. googleusercontent .com /attachment/?ui= 2 &ik=fl 8489e091 &view =... 7/18/2013 <br />