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Life Care Planning Packet (Advanced Directives), Information and Documents from the Arizona Attorney General

The Arizona Office of the Attorney General website section for seniors contains forms and instructions for Living wills, Durable Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Care Planning and General Information about Arizona Laws related to future incapacity.

Comments:

On 2/23/07
Dawn said
I think that it is great that these forms can be so easily accessed. I believe it would be beneficial for the public if the Mental Health Power of Attorney and the Health Care Power of Attorney were combined.

QUESTIONS

  • Can a person not a resident of Arizona be my guardian or conservator?
  • Where can I find an online form for a Power of Attorney that I can print?
  • I have a Living Trust that has my daughter as the executor. I want to change it to have my granddaughter as the executor however the company that wrote up the trust says my daughter has to be present in order to change the trust. Is there a law that says she must be present?
  • If there is a person named as the executor in a trust and the Trustee wants to change the executor; is the previous executor need to be present in order to make this revision to the trust? The previous executor is not reliable and cannot be trusted. Also this person would not agree to let the trust be changed.
  • When a spouse passes away and has debt in his/her name only, like credit cards, and or contractual obligations for satellite services or cell phone service that charge fee for early termination, etc.- is the remaining spouse responsble for that debt and fulfilling contractual obligation?
  • Where can I get A template to revise my Living Trust & Power of Attorney?
  • Hi, my kids and I I live and take care of my mom and dad and I make sure my father gets to his appts, takes pills etc, and my moms on hospice and i am both the medical power of attorney for them. I am the youngest of 8 and I fear that is something happens to my parents and their home is under my dad and brother that comes around every cpl days for a bit then leaves. Is there or should I do something now before its too late in order for us not to be in the street after parents pass. I pay all the bills and property taxes and I dont want the place under my name I just dont want my brother to get mad cuz he drinks and gets dumb and threatens to kick us off his property for telling him not to drink here. Now us is myself and 3 daughters. we all take care of my parents.
  • My late husband suffered from Alzheimer's Disease when he borrowed money and signed documents that deeded his home to another person. That person refuses to return title of the home to my late husband's estate even though the loan was paid off in full. What are my rights?
  • If I remarry will spouse be responsible for my debt before we where married
  • My question is can a person have two people to be her representative and alternate? Would that be power of attorney? I am at that place in my life where this is urgent I fill out and choose to be my power of attorney. I was just diagnosed with cancer.

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