Legal Question in Health Care Law in Georgia

Durable POA for Healthcare

Since Georgia code does not specify who can or cannot witness a DPOAHC and it does not have to be notarized, if I complete the Georgia statutory short form of the DPOAHC and have it witnessed by two of my immediate family members without a notary, will my document be legal and valid?


Asked on 5/07/07, 12:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
SHERRY RAGOLE RAGOLE & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Re: Durable POA for Healthcare

The best practice is to select witnesses who are unrelated and not after-death beneficiaries of any property that belongs to the the person granting the power-of- attorney. The witnesses should also be competent and at least 18 years of age.

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Answered on 5/07/07, 10:42 am


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