What is a limited power of attorney in Florida?
A limited power of attorney in Florida gives your agent only the specific acts you write into the document. Here is what Florida Chapter 709 says for document prep. This is not legal advice.
The Florida Bar's consumer pamphlet defines a limited power of attorney as authority to conduct a specific act, such as selling a home in another state while someone there handles the closing. Scope is the whole point. Under § 709.2201(1), the agent may exercise only authority the document specifically grants. A limited form that names one closing, one account, or one trip is doing the job Chapter 709 expects: name the act, leave the rest alone.
Signing rules do not get lighter just because the job is narrow. A Florida-executed limited power of attorney still needs the principal's signature, two witnesses, and a notary acknowledgment under § 709.2105. Durability is optional and separate: without § 709.2104 durability language, § 709.2109(1)(b) ends a non-durable power when the principal becomes incapacitated. Section 709.2109(1)(f) also ends a power of attorney when its purpose is accomplished, so a limited document for one sale ends once that sale is done.
ClickDocs prepares a Florida limited power of attorney for $199 when you only need a specific act. If you need broader financial authority that keeps working through incapacity, the Florida financial durable power of attorney is $89. Preview either document before you pay. If you are not sure which one fits, an attorney can tell you.