Signing checklist for Kansas

The signing steps in Kansas law, step by step. Pick your documents to see them.

Checked against official sources: October 31, 2026.

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This checklist lists the signing rules in Kansas law. It does not check whether your document is valid.

Choose your form Durable power of attorney form developed by the Kansas Judicial Council. You do not have to use it. A power of attorney signed on or after July 1, 2021 is sufficient if it substantially follows the Judicial Council form. You do not have to use it. The Judicial Council also publishes an attorney in fact's certification form that businesses must treat as sufficient.
Law: K.S.A. 58-652(f), 58-658(i)
Sign it Signed by you. If you are physically unable to sign but competent and conscious, an adult you choose can sign your name in your presence, at your specific direction given in front of a notary public.
Law: K.S.A. 58-652(a), 58-658(g)
Notary or witnesses For a power of attorney to keep working if you become disabled, it must be called a 'durable power of attorney', include durable language like the wording in the statute, be signed and dated by you, and be acknowledged before a notary public. Businesses must accept a power of attorney that has been acknowledged before a notary, except for listed reasons.
Law: K.S.A. 58-652(a), 58-658(g)
If it may be used for real estate A power of attorney does not have to be recorded to be valid, but it may be recorded like a deed with the register of deeds. Third parties must check recording only for real estate transactions.

Choose your form Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions. You do not have to use it. Official text
Law: K.S.A. 58-632
Sign it Dated and signed by you. A living will declaration can also be signed by another person in your presence at your direction.
Law: K.S.A. 58-629(e); K.S.A. 65-28,103(a)
Notary or witnesses Sign and date the durable power of attorney for health care decisions in front of two qualified adult witnesses, or acknowledge it before a notary public. The living will declaration has the same choice: two qualified witnesses or a notary.
Law: K.S.A. 58-629(e); K.S.A. 65-28,103(a)
Who cannot witness Witnesses must be at least 18. For the durable power of attorney for health care decisions, a witness cannot be your agent, related to you by blood, marriage or adoption, someone who would inherit from you by law or under your will, or someone directly financially responsible for your health care. For the living will declaration, a witness cannot be the person who signed for you, related to you by blood or marriage, someone who would inherit from you, or someone directly financially responsible for your medical care.
Law: K.S.A. 58-629(e); K.S.A. 65-28,103(a)

Give copies to the right people Keep the signed documents in a safe place and give copies to your health care proxy and your doctors. Some states have registries that store an advance directive for doctors and your proxy.

This checklist lists the signing rules in Kansas law. It does not check whether your document is valid.