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Fact Sheets

Health Care Directives This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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Fact Sheet S-5
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
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Question & Answer Column

Should I have a living Will?
I have terminal cancer, and I am concerned about my health care if I become unable to communicate my wishes in the future. I want my personal health care wishes followed, even when I cannot express them clearly myself. I have heard about living wills. Is this what I should have to make sure that my health care wishes are followed?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth

Booklets

Health Care Directive Questions and Answers (and Form) This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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By: Hennepin County Bar Association

Probate and Planning This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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This valuable tool for the planning process addresses wills and the probate process. To see this in HTML, click here.
By: Minnesota Attorney General's Office

Legal Information by Phone

Health Care Directives (Living Wills)
By calling Tel-Law, you can listen over the phone about health care directives, also known as "living wills." Many other topics are also available.
By: Hennepin County Bar Association

Other Helpful Resources

Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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Good advance planning for health care decisions is, in reality, a continuing conversation - about values, priorities, the meaning of one’s life, and quality of life. To help you in this process, this tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources. There are 10 tools in all, each clearly labeled and user-friendly. The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive for you. Instead, it helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness.
By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging

Health and Financial Decisions This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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Legal tools for preserving your personal autonomy.
By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
Read this in: Spanish / Español

Myths and Facts About Health Care Advance Directives This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging


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