Texas Durable power of attorney
A financial appointment that can continue during incapacity.
Sources reviewed 2026-10-01. Independently formatted PDF.
Before you sign
- Which document is this?
- The statutory durable power of attorney is published in Estates Code 752.051. Under 752.004, substantial statutory wording, proper completion and acknowledgment of the principal's signature establish the statutory form's sufficiency. It concerns financial powers, not medical decisions. Source
- Execution and disclosures
- The principal's signature must be acknowledged. Initial only the powers you intend to grant, choose the effectiveness alternative, review special instructions, and use the statutory acknowledgment block. This builder supplies no electronic signature or initials. Source
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Texas Durable power of attorney
1. Parties
Names, addresses and the actual appointment or dwelling
2. Terms and instructions
Your details, source-based text and disclosure checklist
3. Review and execution
Paper choices, applicable signing alternatives and sources
What to fill in
- Your full legal name
- Your address
- Agent full legal name
- Agent address
- First alternate agent name
- Second alternate agent name
- Your special instructions or limitations
- Paper choices and acknowledgment
Details to check in Texas
- The statutory notice excludes medical and other health care decisions; use the separate medical document for that appointment. Source
- Powers and optional gift authority are selected by the principal's initials. Filling in the names grants no automatic authority in this template. Source
- Home-equity authority has a special execution-location instruction in the statutory notice. Read it and obtain competent legal advice. Source
Questions about this document
Is this a free durable power of attorney form?
The blank PDF and fill-in builder are free. The PDF is independently formatted. Read the official source and consult a lawyer before relying on it.
Does this Texas form need a notary or witnesses?
The principal's signature must be acknowledged. Initial only the powers you intend to grant, choose the effectiveness alternative, review special instructions, and use the statutory acknowledgment block. This builder supplies no electronic signature or initials. Source
What does the official statutory source cover?
The statutory durable power of attorney is published in Estates Code 752.051. Under 752.004, substantial statutory wording, proper completion and acknowledgment of the principal's signature establish the statutory form's sufficiency. It concerns financial powers, not medical decisions. Source
Does filling in the builder complete or sign the document?
The builder fills the reviewed details and streams a PDF. It does not apply signatures, initials or certify that the disclosure steps happened. Read the entire PDF and complete the required paper choices and execution.
Are my details or completed PDF saved?
The application processes this request in memory and streams the PDF. It does not save your completed document or form contents. The Start over link opens a fresh blank builder.
Sources for this page
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/ES/htm/ES.752.htmReviewed 2026-10-01