Arizona attorneys to provide services on wills, medical powers of attorney for seniors
Day for pro bono services coming to Phoenix
Special to Independent Newsmedia
Posted 10/23/23
The Area Agency on Aging and the State Bar of Arizona are partnering to provide residents with pro bono consultation to develop their living will and healthcare power of attorney at an event titled Night of the Living Will.
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Arizona attorneys to provide services on wills, medical powers of attorney for seniors
Day for pro bono services coming to Phoenix
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IF YOU GO
What: Night of the Living Will
When: Saturday, Oct. 28
Location: TBA
Contact: Call 602-264-2255 to schedule an appointment
About the Area Agency on Aging, Region One
Since 1974, Area Agency on Aging has been planning, developing, coordinating and delivering nearly 50 critical services to older adults and their caregivers, adults age 18+ with physical disabilities and long-term care needs, adults with HIV, residents in long term care facilities, and survivors of late-life domestic violence and elder abuse. The Agency develops programs in response to unmet needs throughout Maricopa County to provide support for older adults to remain active and age in their communities with dignity. Contact the 24-Hour senior help line at 602-264-HELP (4357) or toll free at 888-783-7500. For the hard of hearing and deaf, TEXT 520-775-1899 SMS (Short Message Service). Visit aaaphx.org.
Special to Independent Newsmedia
The Area Agency on Aging and the State Bar of Arizona are partnering to provide residents with pro bono consultation to develop their living will and healthcare power of attorney at an event titled Night of the Living Will.
This event will take place Saturday, Oct. 28 in central Phoenix, however, reservations for specific appointments with an attorney are required. Once an appointment is scheduled, an address will be provided.
Call 602-264-2255 to schedule an appointment.
Night of the Living Will is open to adults 60 years or older.
“It’s never too early to have a plan in place so that personal choices are determined about who will manage your medical affairs if you are unable,” Area Agency on Aging President and CEO Mary Lynn Kasunic shared in a press release. “We are grateful to the attorneys who will volunteer their time to make this opportunity available to the community.”
A healthcare power of attorney is a legal document appointing an “agent” and an “alternate agent” to make medical decisions for someone unable to do so. A living will is a legal document providing instructions to the agent under a healthcare power of attorney about how an individual wants to be treated in end-of-life situations.
Participants also should be prepared to discuss funeral arrangements (burial or cremation), organ donation and any pre-paid burial plans already in place.
Attorneys will only be able to discuss healthcare powers of attorney and living wills during the hour-long sessions and cannot provide counsel on other legal issues.
