Bergen County General Durable Power of Attorney Form (New Jersey)
All Bergen County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
General Durable Power of Attorney Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Bergen County compliant document last validated/updated 5/31/2024
Power of Attorney Guidelines
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Bergen County compliant document last validated/updated 6/14/2024
Completed Example of the General POA
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Bergen County compliant document last validated/updated 12/28/2023
The following New Jersey and Bergen County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these General Durable Power of Attorney forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Bergen County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:
County Clerk
One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Phone: (201) 336-7000
Local jurisdictions located in Bergen County include:
- Allendale
- Alpine
- Bergenfield
- Bogota
- Carlstadt
- Cliffside Park
- Closter
- Cresskill
- Demarest
- Dumont
- East Rutherford
- Edgewater
- Elmwood Park
- Emerson
- Englewood
- Englewood Cliffs
- Fair Lawn
- Fairview
- Fort Lee
- Franklin Lakes
- Garfield
- Glen Rock
- Hackensack
- Harrington Park
- Hasbrouck Heights
- Haworth
- Hillsdale
- Ho Ho Kus
- Leonia
- Little Ferry
- Lodi
- Lyndhurst
- Mahwah
- Maywood
- Midland Park
- Montvale
- Moonachie
- New Milford
- North Arlington
- Northvale
- Norwood
- Oakland
- Oradell
- Palisades Park
- Paramus
- Park Ridge
- Ramsey
- Ridgefield
- Ridgefield Park
- Ridgewood
- River Edge
- Rochelle Park
- Rutherford
- Saddle Brook
- Saddle River
- South Hackensack
- Teaneck
- Tenafly
- Teterboro
- Township Of Washington
- Waldwick
- Wallington
- Westwood
- Wood Ridge
- Woodcliff Lake
- Wyckoff
How long does it take to get my forms?
Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
Immediately after you submit payment, the Bergen County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.
What does "validated/updated" mean?
This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:
- Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
- Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Bergen County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Bergen County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Bergen County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the General Durable Power of Attorney forms be re-used?
Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Bergen County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Bergen County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by New Jersey or Bergen County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
What type of files are the forms?
All of our Bergen County General Durable Power of Attorney forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
This General Durable Power of Attorney allows you to appoint an attorney-in-fact/agent to perform broad and sweeping powers that you could do if personally present. It allows for a successor/alternate agent in the case the original agent can't or won't act. This document is formatted for recording.
Interpretation and Governing Law: This instrument is executed and delivered in the State of New Jersey and the laws of the State of New Jersey shall govern all questions as to the validity of this power and the construction of its provisions.
Third Party Reliance: N.J.S.A. 46:2B-8.6 authorizes that third parties may rely upon the representations of my Agent as to all matters relating to any power granted to my Agent, and no person who may act in reliance upon the representations of my Agent or the authority granted to my Agent shall incur any liability to me or my estate as a result of permitting my Agent to exercise any power.
N.J.S.A. 46:2B-8.11 authorizes any third party to rely on a duly executed counterpart of this instrument, or a copy certified by my Agent to be a true copy of this original hereof, as fully and completely as if such third party had received the original of this instrument. The signature of my Agent is sufficient to exercise the powers delegated herein and may be relied upon by any third party as an authorized act of my Agent under this general durable power of attorney.
(New Jersey GDPOA Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)
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