signing over power of attorney?

Power of attorney is merely an affidavit stating your intent to authorize a person to act on your behalf for a specific transaction. In other words the Power of Attorney must have its limitations as to specify clearly your will on how to act on your behalf. The reason for this is that Power of Attorney may be used for other purpose other than what you intend to.

If your familiar with an authorization letter it is simillar to the PofA only that it is notarized and certain scope or limitations of action are listed to represent you in particular transactions. You may not file it before that court but it must be registered to the local civil registrar (this depends on the existing rules of court of a country)

You must sign and notarize the original power of attorney document, and certify several copies. Banks and other businesses will not allow your agent to act on your behalf unless they receive a certified copy of the power of attorney.

Attorneys are unnecessary to execute a power of attorney. However, it may be wise to consult one to provide advice about the powers being granted, to provide counsel on your candidate agent, and to make sure your document meets all legal requirements.

Remember, you can revoke a power of attorney at any time. Simply notify your agent in writing and retreive all copies of your power of attorney. Notify any financial institutions and the County Clerk's office, if applicable, that your agent's power of attorney has been revoked.

You can file with the county clerk's office and check to see if any others exist there also. It is not however mandatory to file there, so you may not find all of the info you are looking for.

It depends much on where you live. If you are using the POA to to convey real property, yes, the original must be filed with the deed in the public records in many states, including Florida. There is no central registry for a POA, and in most cases the Attorney-in-Fact can have his or her power revoked without notice to the public.