North Carolina

Control Over Health Care Decisions (Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney)

Know Your Rights

• Free Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will Clinic

  Legal Aid of North Carolina's free Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Wills clinic teaches participants how to complete a Health Care Power of Attorney and/or Living Will document on their own. Participants receive the necessary legal forms, they watch an instructional video, and then they can ask general questions to a volunteer attorney through the webinar. Specific legal advice for individual cases is not provided at these clinics. Clinics are located in many NC counties. If you do not see a clinic in your city or county, please check the surrounding counties in your area. The packet from the clinic is located online at www.lawhelpnc.org. Legal Aid does assist with some HCPOA and Living Wills documents outside of the clinic. You can call our Helpline directly to go through a screening to see if you qualify for additional assistance. The number is 866-219-5262. Content Detail

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  Legal Aid of North Carolina

• Advance Health Care Directive Registry

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  By:

  North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State

• AIDS/HIV Infection and The Law

  This pamphlet describes your legal rights and responsibilities if you have AIDS or HIV. It also discusses important legal issues such as estate planning, housing, and employments. Content Detail

  By:

  North Carolina Bar Association

• Legal Aid Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will Clinic

  Raleigh, NC 27603

  http://www.legalaidnc.org/get-help/self-help-clinics/health-care-powers-of-attorney-and-living-wills

  This group does not provide legal representation in court.

• Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney

  This document explains basic information about living wills, such as what a living will is, where you should keep your living will, and what the difference is between a living will and a health care power of attorney. Content Detail

  By:

  North Carolina Bar Association

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Safekeeping and Use of Your Legal Documents

  This publication by Legal Aid of NC defines basic vocabulary having to do with wills, living wills, and health care powers of attorney. Content Detail

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  Legal Aid of North Carolina