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Advance Directive
Powers of Attorney
(Separate Website)
Explains the Different Powers of Attorney
By: Lawyers.com
Seven Essentials to a Valid Will
(Separate Website)
This site list the seven essentials to a valid will in addition to the types of wills.
Various Estate Planning Tools
(Separate Website)
This site list possible estate planning tools posible available to you. A chart is provided listing the benefits to each.
What is a Living Will?
(Separate Website)
Circumstances like a terminal illness sometimes present a person with a choice of how he or she wishes to die. Find out more about this important decision.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Where There's a Will, There’s a Way
(Separate Website)
Learn the importance of taking this important step.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
(Separate Website)
This document explains the importance of having a will and the effect of not leaving one.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Who Should Make Your Decisions When You Are Incapacitated?
(Separate Website)
Illness, accident, or advanced age can render a person incapable of making decisions for himself.
While you are healthy, deciding who can act on your behalf in those situations can give you the
assurance that your wishes will be followed.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Why You Need a Will
By: North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Your Insured Deposit - Retirement Accounts
(Separate Website)
How are funds deposited in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Kellogg?s insured?
By: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Your Insured Deposit - Testamentary Accounts
(Separate Website)
This site discusses testamentary or payable on death accounts.
By: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elder Law Resource Manual
This manual has been prepared as a useful guide to providers and consumers. It will assist you in learning about the health care programs available to Mississippi?s elderly and disabled population. It will also provide you with a resource guide composed of various national and state agencies concerned with elder law, health care, and consumer protection. This manual is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Users of this guide should always consult with a doctor, attorney or other qualified professional before relying on the information contained in this publication. The directory listings in the ?Resources? section of this manual are provided for your convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by North Mississippi Rural Legal Services or the American Bar Association.
By: North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Elder Law Resource Manual This manual has been prepared as a useful guide to providers and consumers. It will
assist you in learning about the health care programs available to Mississippi?s elderly and
disabled population. It will also provide you with a resource guide composed of various
national and state agencies concerned with elder law, health care, and consumer protection.
This manual is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for medical, legal, or
professional advice.
General Information and FAQ about Advance Health Care Directives
(Separate Website)
General Information and FAQ about Advance Health Care Directives
By: familydoctor.org
General Overview of Advance Directives and Medical Terms
(Separate Website)
A general overview of living wills and advance health care directives that includes explanations of different medical procedures that might be included in a directive.
Guidelines and Forms for Preparing a Mississippi Advanced Health Care Directive
(Separate Website)
Guidelines and Forms for Preparing a Mississippi Advanced Health Care Directive
By: caringinfo.org
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Who Should Make Your Decisions When You Are Incapacitated?
(Separate Website)
Illness, accident, or advanced age can render a person incapable of making decisions for himself.
While you are healthy, deciding who can act on your behalf in those situations can give you the
assurance that your wishes will be followed.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Becoming an Organ and Tissue Donor
(Separate Website)
Organ and tissue donation saves and improves lives every day. Learn how you can be an organ donor.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Changing Your Will
(Separate Website)
This document addresses the question of changing your Will. Circumstances change and keeping a will current with these life changes is important.
By: The Mississippi Bar
Elder Law Resource Manual
This manual has been prepared as a useful guide to providers and consumers. It will assist you in learning about the health care programs available to Mississippi?s elderly and disabled population. It will also provide you with a resource guide composed of various national and state agencies concerned with elder law, health care, and consumer protection. This manual is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Users of this guide should always consult with a doctor, attorney or other qualified professional before relying on the information contained in this publication. The directory listings in the ?Resources? section of this manual are provided for your convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by North Mississippi Rural Legal Services or the American Bar Association.
By: North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Elder Law Resource Manual This manual has been prepared as a useful guide to providers and consumers. It will
assist you in learning about the health care programs available to Mississippi?s elderly and
disabled population. It will also provide you with a resource guide composed of various
national and state agencies concerned with elder law, health care, and consumer protection.
This manual is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for medical, legal, or
professional advice.
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