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• Health Care Wishes and Advance Directives

  Every competent adult has the fundamental right to make decisions about their own health, including the right to choose or refuse medical treatment. If you become incapacitated and can no longer make your own decisions, “advance directives” are helpful tools to enforce your health care wishes. Properly executed advance directives…

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  Wills, Estates, & Powers of Attorney

• Power of Attorney

  A Power of Attorney (POA) is a legal document that gives another person, called your agent, the legal authority to act on your behalf. You, who are referred to as the “Principal,” give an agent the power to make decisions on your behalf. These decisions relate to your personal matters,…

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  Wills, Estates, & Powers of Attorney

• Shared Property without Marriage

  This page is about your legal rights and responsibilities when you share property with someone who is not your spouse.  This is called co-ownership, or joint tenancy. A person who co-owns property with someone is called a Joint Tenant. This information may be helpful for you to understand if you separate…

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• Wills, Estates, & Powers of Attorney

  Para español, haga clic aquí. Last Will and Testament, Advance Directives, and Power of Attorney are common legal documents used to plan for a person’s life and distribute a person’s possessions and estate after death. These documents and the work you must do to create them is sometimes called “life…

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  Wills, Estates, & Powers of Attorney