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Financial power of attorney in Ohio

• Ohio has adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act; a power of attorney must be signed, and a signature acknowledged before a notary is presumed genuine. No witnesses are required. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1337.25, checked Oct 29, 2026.
• A power of attorney is durable by default unless it says it ends on incapacity. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1337.24, checked Oct 29, 2026.
• Ohio provides a statutory form power of attorney. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1337.60, checked Oct 29, 2026.

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