POA
Power of Attorney
Names someone you trust to handle financial and legal matters within the authority you grant.
- Banking and bills
- Insurance and benefits
- Property and legal matters
A national legal-access initiative
Legacy Without Barriers
Power to Protect
100% free virtual POA + AHCD clinics.
A guided, attorney-supported path to choose who can act for you, document your health care wishes, and complete the signing steps your state requires.
Open to interest from across the United States. Clinic availability and execution steps depend on state law and partner capacity.
Financial + legal
Power of Attorney
Health care
Advance Directive
Your people
Chosen by you
Your protection
Ready before crisis
Youat the center
$0
participant cost
Virtual
guided session
2
core documents
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The planning gap
Most families are still exposed.
The best national data tracks whether people report completing documents. It does not reliably show whether every document is current, accessible, or enforceable under today’s state rules. The true readiness gap may be larger.
36.7%
had any advance directive
A systematic review of 150 U.S. studies covering 795,909 people.
Health Affairs, 2017 ↗
46%
of adults 50–80 had legally documented care preferences
Meaning a majority of older adults surveyed had not formally documented them.
University of Michigan National Poll, 2021 ↗
33%
of adults 45+ had prepared a living will
Concern about end of life remains much more common than formal preparation.
AARP Research, 2024 ↗
50%
were largely unfamiliar with advance care planning
A recent national survey also found 57% viewed planning as complicated or time-consuming.
Harris Poll for DrFirst, 2025 ↗
Two kinds of authority
Your money. Your care. Your chosen people.
A will addresses what happens after death. POA and AHCD documents help protect decision-making during life when illness, injury, travel, or incapacity prevents you from acting.
AHCD
Advance Health Care Directive
Records your health care preferences and names someone to make medical decisions if you cannot.
- Choice of health care agent
- Treatment preferences
- Guidance for loved ones
Put your family’s plan in motion.
Join the waitlistThe clinic, A to Z
A clear path from “I need to do this” to a completed plan.
Join the waitlist
Tell us where you live and what support you need. We’ll share opportunities as state-specific capacity becomes available.
Prepare
Receive plain-language guidance on the decisions, people, identification, and technology needed for your session.
Meet virtually
Join a guided virtual clinic and connect with legal professionals who can address document-specific questions.
Complete documents
Get help moving from blank forms to documents that reflect your choices and the authority you intend to give.
Execute correctly
Complete signing, notarization, or witnessing when legally and practically appropriate under your state’s rules.
Legal fit matters. Forms and execution rules vary by state. Joining the waitlist does not create an attorney-client relationship or guarantee clinic placement. Participants will receive details about jurisdiction, eligibility, and scope before any clinic.
Who it serves
Planning belongs in every household.
- Adults who have never completed a POA or AHCD
- People whose documents no longer reflect their wishes
- Caregivers helping a loved one plan before a crisis
- Working families facing cost, time, or access barriers
- People unsure which trusted person to name
- Community organizations seeking a clinic partner
Prepare with confidence
What to have ready.
Exact requirements will be confirmed before a clinic. This starting list helps participants arrive ready to focus on their decisions.
- 01A government-issued photo ID
- 02The full legal name and contact information of the person you may appoint
- 03A private place, stable internet, camera, and microphone
- 04Your questions about authority, health care wishes, and state requirements
- 05Any existing POA or AHCD documents you want to review for currency
Start before a crisis makes the decisions for you.
Join the waitlistNationwide interest list
Be first to hear about a clinic in your state.
Share your interest in receiving clinic services, volunteering as a legal professional or notary, or helping bring Power to Protect to your community.
The broader social impact initiative
Clinics are one part of a connected system.
The Best Notary’s work brings together legal access, workforce development, and trusted infrastructure so more families can complete essential estate planning.
Workforce training & certification
Developing a national pipeline of notaries specializing in accurate estate planning execution.
Explore workforce training & certificationTrustody.ai & trusted infrastructure
Connecting families with vetted advisors, professionals, and services to complete their plans.
Explore trustody.ai & trusted infrastructureWhy this matters now
The generational wealth transfer makes accessible estate planning an urgent priority.
Explore why this matters nowClosing the access gap
Addressing cost, complexity, and the lack of trusted guidance that keep families from planning.
Explore closing the access gapCommunities facing greater barriers
Supporting households of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and complex families.
Explore communities facing greater barriersThe broader planning gap
Explore the numbers behind estate planning access, probate costs, and wealth transfer.
Explore the broader planning gapThe Best Notary’s experience
Nationwide signing coordination and execution experience inform this work.
Explore the best notary’s experienceMeasuring impact
Tracking people served, documents completed, professionals trained, and execution quality.
Explore measuring impactOur long-term vision
A future where families retain control and every community has trusted planning support.
Explore our long-term visionPartnerships & planned giving
Working with foundations, nonprofits, and legal and financial institutions to expand access.
Explore partnerships & planned giving