Not required, but recommended.
The probate courts' summary says acknowledging isn't a requirement, though it matters when a bank or other third party is asked to accept the power of attorney; the statutory forms include an acknowledgment.
In the official wording
"While not a requirement, the POA may also be acknowledged."
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Witnesses
- Two witnesses. Dated and signed by the principal and witnessed by two witnesses.
"witnessed by two witnesses"
- Official form
- Connecticut statutory short form and long form power of attorney. Public Act 16-40 added a short form with some of the long form's powers, meant for a limited purpose such as a real estate closing. Open the official form
- Durable after incapacity
- Durable unless the document says incapacity ends it.
"is durable, unless the instrument specifically provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal"
Not confirmed on the pages we read: an agent acknowledgment and recording for real estate. Check with 2015 Legislative Summary, Public Act 15-240 (Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator).
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Connecticut, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Connecticut treats it: Connecticut recognizes acknowledgments made outside the state (CGS §1-37 and §47-7), but Public Act 23-28 excludes acknowledgments by a remotely located signer in a Connecticut real estate closing. More on Connecticut signers.
Connecticut real estate closings need an in-person notary. Talk to the closing attorney. For other documents, a New Jersey online notarization is generally accepted.
If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the town clerk before you sign.
Witnesses are required too. Talk to us before booking so we can plan the session, or sign in person with a notary and witnesses.
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If a local notary in Connecticut does it: $10 per notarial act, raised from $5 effective July 1, 2026, under the state's fee rules (Connecticut notary fees).
And a health care power of attorney?
No notary is required. An advance directive is signed before two witnesses; the health care representative can't be one. A notary is needed only for the optional witnesses' affidavit.
"You must sign the document in the presence of two witnesses in order for the advance directives to be valid."
Two adult witnesses.
From Connecticut Advance Directives: Planning for Future Health Care Decisions (Connecticut Department of Social Services, Pub. 06-14). A health care document follows its own signing rule, separate from the financial one.
Official sources
- 2015 Legislative Summary, Public Act 15-240 (Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator) (checked November 2026)
- 2016 Legislative Summary, Public Act 16-40 (Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator) (checked November 2026)
- Connecticut Advance Directives: Planning for Future Health Care Decisions (Connecticut Department of Social Services, Pub. 06-14) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Connecticut?
Not required, but recommended. The probate courts' summary says acknowledging isn't a requirement, though it matters when a bank or other third party is asked to accept the power of attorney; the statutory forms include an acknowledgment.
Are witnesses needed for a Connecticut power of attorney?
Two witnesses. Dated and signed by the principal and witnessed by two witnesses.
Does a medical power of attorney need a notary in Connecticut?
No notary is required. An advance directive is signed before two witnesses; the health care representative can't be one. A notary is needed only for the optional witnesses' affidavit.
Can I sign a Connecticut power of attorney with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Connecticut. Connecticut recognizes acknowledgments made outside the state (CGS §1-37 and §47-7), but Public Act 23-28 excludes acknowledgments by a remotely located signer in a Connecticut real estate closing. Witnesses are required too, so talk to us before booking, or sign in person.
Keep going
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