Fill and Sign the Ga Power Form

FINANCIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY (Georgia Code 10-6-140 et seq.) County of ________________________ State of Georgia I, ________________________ (hereinafter "Principal"), a resident of ________________________ County, Georgia, do hereby constitute and appoint ________________________ my true and lawful attorney-in-fact (hereinafter "Agent") for me and give such person the power(s) specified below to act in my name, place, and stead i n any way which I, myself, could do if I were personally present with respect to the following matters: (Directions: To give the Agent the powers described in paragraphs 1 through 13, place your initials on the blank line at the end of each paragraph. If you DO NOT want to give a power to the Agent, strike through the paragraph or a line within the paragraph and place your initials beside the stricken paragraph or stricken line. The powers described in any paragraph not initialed or which has been struck through will not be conveyed to the Agent. Bot h the Principal and the Agent must sign their full names at the end of the last paragraph.) 1. Bank and Credit Union Transactions: To make, receive, sign, endorse, execute, acknowledge, deliver, and possess checks, drafts, bills of exchange, letters of credit, notes, stock certifica tes, withdrawal receipts and deposit instruments relating to accounts or deposits in, or ce rtificates of deposit of banks, savings and loans, credit unions, or other institutions or associations. ______ 2. Payment Transactions: To pay all sums of money, at any time or times, that ma y hereafter be owing by me upon any account, bill or exchange, check, draft, purchase, contract, note, or trade acceptance made, executed, endorsed, accepted, and delivered by me or for me in my name, by my Agent. ______ Note: If you initial paragraph 3 or paragraph 4 which follow, a notarized signature will be required on behalf of the Principal. 3. Real Property Transactions: To lease, sell, mortgage, purchase, exchange, and acquire, and to agree, bargain, and contract for the lease, sale, purchase, exchange, and acquisition of, a nd to accept, take, receive, and possess any interest in real property whatsoever, on such term s and conditions, and under such covenants, as my Agent shall deem proper; and to maintain, repa ir, 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 pa rt of any interest in real property whatsoever, including specifically, but without limitation, rea l property lying and being situate in the State of Georgia, under such terms and conditions, and under such covenants, as my Agent shall deem proper and may for all deferred payments accept purc hase 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 inte rests, or deeds to secure debt. ______ 4. Personal Property Transactions: To lease, sell, mortgage, purchase, exchange, and acquire, and to agree, bargain, and contract for the lease, sale, purchase, exchange, and acquisit ion of, and to accept, take, receive, and possess any personal property whatsoever, tangible or intangi ble, 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, subj ect to liens or mortgages, or to take any other security interests in said property which are recognized under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted at that time under the la ws of Georgia or any applicable state, or otherwise hypothecate, and in any way or manner deal with all or any part of any real or personal property whatsoever, tangible or intangible, or any intere st 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. ______ 5. Stock and Bond Transactions: To purchase, sell, exchange, surrender, assign, redeem, vote at any meeting, or otherwise transfer any and all shares of stock, bonds, or other securities in any business, association, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, whether private or public, now or hereafter belonging to me. ______ 6. Safe Deposits: To have free access at any time or times to any safe deposit box or vault to which I might have access. ______ 7. Borrowing: To borrow from time to time such sums of money as my Agent may deem proper and execute promissory notes, security deeds or agreements, financing statements, or other security instruments in such form as the lender may request and renew said notes and sec urity instruments from time to time in whole or in part. ______ 8. Business Operating Transactions: To conduct, engage in, and otherwise transact the affairs of any and all lawful business ventures of whatever nature or kind that I may now or hereafter be involved in. ______ 9. Insurance Transactions: To exercise or perform any act, power, duty, right, or obligation, in regard to any contract of life, accident, health, disability, liability, or othe r type of insurance or any combination of insurance; and to procure new or additional contracts of insurance for me and to designate the beneficiary of same; provided, however, that my Agent cannot designat e himself or herself as beneficiary of any such insurance contracts. ______ 10. Disputes and Proceedings: To commence, prosecute, discontinue, or defend all actions or other legal proceedings touching my property, real or personal, or any part thereof, or touching any matter in which I or my property, real or personal, may be in any way concerned. To defend, settle, adjust, make allowances, compound, submit to arbitration, and compromise all accounts, reckonings, claims, and demands whatsoever that now are, or hereafter shall be, pending between me and any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, in such manner and in all respects as my Agent shall deem proper. ______ 11. Hiring Representatives: To hire accountants, attorneys at law, consultants, clerks, physicians, nurses, agents, servants, workmen, and others and to remove them, and to appoint others in their place, and to pay and allow the persons so employed such salaries, wa ges, or other remunerations, as my Agent shall deem proper. ______ 12. Tax, Social Security, and Unemployment: To prepare, to make elections, to execute and to file all tax, social security, unemployment insurance, and informational returns required by the laws of the United States, or of any state or subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government; to prepare, to execute, and to file all other papers and instruments which the Agent shall think to be desirable or necessary for safeguarding of me against excess or illegal taxation or against penalties imposed for claimed violation of any law or other governmental regulation; and to pay, to compromise, or to contest or to apply for refunds in connection with any taxes or assessment s for which I am or may be liable. ______ 13. Broad Powers: Without, in any way, limiting the foregoing, generally to do, execute, and perform any other act, deed, matter, or thing whatsoever, that should be done, executed, or performed, including, but not limited to, powers conferred by Code Section 53-12-261 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, or that in the opinion of my Agent, should be done, executed, or performed, for my benefit or the benefit of my property, real or personal, and in my name of every nature and kind whatsoever, as fully and effectually as I could do if personal ly present. ______ 14. Effective Date: This document will become effective upon the date of the Pri ncipal's signature unless the Principal indicates that it should become effective at a l ater date by completing the following, which is optional. The powers conveyed in this document shall not become effective until the following ti me or upon the occurrence of the following event or contingency: Note: The Principal may choose to designate one or more persons to determine conclusively that the above-specified event or contingency has occurred. Such person or persons must make a written declaration under penalty of false swearing that such event or contingency has occurred in order to make this document effective. Completion of this provision is optional. The following person or persons are designated to determine conclusively that the above-specified event or contingency has occurred: Signed:_________________________________Principal _________________________________ Agent It is my desire and intention that this power of attorney shall not be affected by my subsequent disability, incapacity, or mental incompetence. However, I understand that it shall be revoked and the Agent's power canceled in the event a guardian is appointed for my property. As long a s no such guardian is appointed, any and all acts done by the Agent pursuant to the powers conveyed herein during any period of my disability, incapacity, or mental incompetence sha ll have the same force and effect as if I were not disabled, incapacitated, or mentally incompetent. I may, at any time, revoke this power of attorney, and it shall be canceled by my death. Otherwise, unless a guardian is appointed for my property, this power of attorney shall be deemed to be in full force and effect as to all persons, institutions, and organizations whi ch shall act in reliance thereon prior to the receipt of written revocation thereof signed by me and prior to my death. I do hereby ratify and confirm all acts whatsoever which my Agent shall do, or cause to be done, in or about the premises, by virtue of this power of attorney. All parties dealing in good faith with my Agent may fully rely upon the power of and authority of my Agent to act for me on my behalf and in my name, and may accept and rely on agreements and other instruments e ntered into or executed by the agent pursuant to this power of attorney. This instrument shall not be effective as a grant of powers to my Agent until my Agent has executed the Acceptance of Appointment appearing at the end of this instrument. This instrument shall remain effective until revocation by me or my death, whichever occurs first. Compensation of Agent. (Directions: Initial the line following your choice.) 1. My Agent shall receive no compensation for services rendered. ______ 2. My Agent shall receive reasonable compensation for services rendered. ______ 3. My Agent shall receive $_________________ for services rendered. ______ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this _____ day of ________________________, 20_____. ___________________________ Principal WITNESSES ____________________________ ________________________________________________________ Signature and Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature and Address Note: A notarized signature is not required unless you have initialed paragraph 3 or 4 regarding property transactions. I, ________________________________________________, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that ____________________________ personally appeared before me this date and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing Power of Attorney. _________________________________ Notary Public State of Georgia County of ____________________________ ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT I, ____________________________ (print name), have read the foregoing Power of Attorney and am the person identified therein as Agent for ____________________________ (name of grantor of power of attorney), the Principal named therein. I hereby acknowledge the following: I owe a duty of loyalty and good faith to the Principal, and must use the powers granted to me only for the benefit of the Principal. I must keep the Principal's funds and other assets separate and apart from my funds and other assets and titled in the name of the Principal. I must not transfer title to a ny of the Principal's funds or other assets into my name alone. My name must not be added to the title of any funds or other assets of the Principal, unless I am specifically designated as Agent for the Princi pal in the title. I must protect, conserve, and exercise prudence and caution in my dealings with the Principa l's funds and other assets. I must keep a full and accurate record of my acts, receipts, and disbursements on behalf of the Principal, and be ready to account to the Principal for such acts, receipts, and disburseme nts at all times. I must provide an annual accounting to the Principal of my acts, receipt s, and disbursements, and must furnish an accounting of such acts, receipts, and disbursements to the personal representative of the Principal's estate within 90 days after the date of de ath of the Principal. I have read the Compensation of Agent paragraph in the Power of Attorney and agree to abide by it. I acknowledge my authority to act on behalf of the Principal ceases at the death of the Principal. I hereby accept the foregoing appointment as Agent for the Principal with full knowledge of t he responsibilities imposed on me, and I will faithfully carry out my duties to the best of my ability. Dated: ____________________________, 20____. (Signature)_________________________ (Address) ________________________________________________________ Note: A notarized signature is not required unless the Principal initialed paragraph 3 or paragraph 4 regarding property transactions. I, ________________________________________________, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that ____________________________ personally appeared before me this date and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing Acceptance of Appointment.. _________________________________ Notary Public Oleksandra Chechun Verified by PDFfiller10/21/2019