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This General Durable Power of Attorney form is used to appoint an agent to act on the
principal's behalf regarding the principal's financial matters. This form grants the agent the
right to speak or act on the principal's behalf, including the power to lease or sell real estate
or personal property, to collect any money owed to the principal, and to sign documents on
behalf of the principal. This document contains many of the powers typically included in a
power of attorney, but can be customized to contain the specific powers the principal
wishes to grant to his or her agent. It should be used by individuals located in
Massachusetts who wish to appoint an agent to act on their behalf.
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Massachusetts GENERAL DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I ________________________________
[Instruction: Insert the name of person/principal making this power of attorney] residing at
___________________ [Instruction: Insert the Address of Principal] County of
______________ [Instruction: Insert the County], State of Massachusetts, hereinafter termed
as the “Principal” do hereby make, constitute and appoint
________________________________ [Instruction: Insert the name of attorney in
fact/agent] residing at _______________________________ [Instruction: Insert the address
of attorney in fact/agent] hereinafter termed as the “Agent” as my true and lawful attorney in
fact for me and in my name, place and stead, generally to act as my Agent in relation to all
matters in which I may be interested or concerned, including matters about which I have
authorized my Agent to make decisions, and as such to do all acts and things and to execute all
instruments as fully and effectually in all respects as I myself could do if personally present,
excepting only such acts and things as the law of the place where they are to be done (including
the conflicts of law rules) or their nature would make impossible, it being my intention,
regardless of the mention hereafter of any powers which may be specifically included in this
general power, to make this a full, complete and general power of attorney. This power of
attorney shall not be affected by my subsequent disability, incompetency or incapacity. I grant
the following powers and authority to my Agent appointed above:
1. Power to Execute Generally. To do whatsoever is requisite and necessary to be done in the
foregoing, as fully as I could if personally present, with full power of substitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent shall lawfully do, or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
2. Transactions of Real Property. To lease, sell, mortgage, purchase, exchange and acquire,
and to agree, bargain and contract for the lease, sale, purchase, exchange and acquisition of
and to accept, take, receive and possess any interest in real property whatsoever, on such
terms and conditions, and under such covenants, as my Agent shall deem proper; and to
maintain, repair, tear down, alter, rebuild, improve manage, insure, move, rent, lease, sell,
convey, subject to liens, mortgages and security deeds, and in any way or manner deal with
all or any part of any interest in real property whatsoever, including specifically, but without
limitation, real property under such terms and conditions, and under such covenants, as my
Agent shall deem proper and may for all deferred payments accept purchase money notes
payable to me and secured by mortgages or deeds to secure debt, and may from time to time
collect and cancel any of said notes, mortgages, security interests or deeds to secure debt
with respect to the real property .
3. Transactions of Tangible Personal Property. To lease, sell, mortgage, purchase, exchange
and acquire and to agree, bargain, and contract for the lease, sale, purchase, exchange and
acquisition of and to accept, take, receive and possess any personal property whatsoever,
tangible or intangible, or interest thereto, on such terms and conditions, and under such
covenants, as my Agent shall deem proper; and to maintain, repair, improve, manage, insure,
rent, lease, sell, convey, subject to liens or mortgages or to take any other security interests in
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said property, or otherwise hypothecate (pledge), and in any way or manner deal with all or
any part of any real or personal property whatsoever, tangible or intangible, or any interest
therein, that I own at the time of execution or may thereafter acquire, under such terms and
conditions, and under such covenants, as my Agent shall deem proper.
4. Bond