Fillable Printable Revocation of Power of Attorney Form - Washington

Revocation of Power of Attorney Form - Washington

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Cancelling a Power of Attorney

When you have made someone your agent by naming them in a power

of attorney form, you can cancel that power by revoking the powers you

have given them. You should give written notice to the agent, and, if

possible, to anyone who has been relying on the power of attorney. The

attached form can be used to revoke a power of attorney previously

given.

In Washington State, if no land is going to be dealt with, it is not legally

necessary to sign a power of attorney in front of a notary and have it

recorded. Sometimes people choose to have their power of attorney

notarized, and sometimes even recorded, for other reasons. If the power

of attorney has been filed (recorded) with a county records department,

the paper canceling (or revoking) the power of attorney should be filed

in the same place. It might not need to be notarized to be a valid

revocation, but if the original was notarized you will probably avoid

potential conflict by having the revocation notarized as well.

In King County, powers of attorney should be recorded in County

Recorder’s Office in Room 311 of the King County Administration

Building at 4

and James in Seattle. Recording in other counties may

be done in the office of the county recorder or auditor.

If you have named a spouse or registered domestic partner as your

agent, his or her authority to act under the power of attorney is

automatically terminated in the event of divorce, legal separation or

termination of the registered domestic partnership. You may still want

to revoke the power of attorney in writing to provide documentation of

the change that you can send to anyone who was relying on the power of

attorney.

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Adaptedfrom:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ON POWERS OF ATTORNEY

COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES AUGUST 2008

Revocation of Power of Attorney

Filed for record at the request of:

______________________________

REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

I revoke the power of attorney I gave to ________________________________.

Dated: ____________________

______________________________

On ________________, a person I know to be___________________________

appeared before me in person, signed above, and acknowledged that the signing was

done freely and voluntarily for the purposes mentioned above.

Dated: _________________________

______________________________

Notary Public, State of Washington,

residing at:

Commission expires: