Resources: Creating a Living Will
By: Source: AARP Bulletin Today Date Posted: 2003-12-10 15:47:00-05:00
You can obtain a form to create your living will from your local hospital, or you can download a form specific to your state from the websites of the U.S. Living Will Registry and the Partnership for Caring. You also can create your living will using an online tool or software. Additionally, many of these tools help you create a durable medical power of attorney. Here are a few options:
MedLawPlus.com
The site charges $6.99 to walk you through the process. You can have your finished living will sent to you via email as a PDF or Word file.
Legalzoom.com
For $39, the site helps you create the living will, has a legal professional review it, prints it on acid-free bond paper, offers health care power of attorney provisions and provides notifications of relevant changes in the law.
Wills-online.com
A fee of $11.95 covers optional health care power of attorney provisions and the creation of the living will, which you can save to your computer as a Word or PDF document. Additional fees apply for printing and legal assistance.
Kiplinger's WILLPower
The software helps you create a state-specific living will, as well as property wills, trusts and other documents. Download or purchase it on CD for $29.95.
Quicken Willmaker Plus 2004
Use the software to create a state-specific living will, as well as property wills, trusts and other documents. Download it for $39.95 or purchase it on CD for $49.95.
Standard Legal Software
Download the firm's living-will kit for $14.95.
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