Financial and Health Planning Tools Definitions of documents used in planning - Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, "In Trust For" Bank Accounts, Wills
By: Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS)
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Spanish / Español
Talking about Your Final Wishes
(Separate Website)
This resource provides advice on how to discuss necessary issues regarding end-of-life medical treatment.
By: AARP Legal Services Network
Who Will Make Decisions About Your Health Care When You Lack Capacity to Do So?
(Separate Website)
Describes and gives links to online information about Health Care Proxies, New York?s Family Health Care Decisions Act, Do Not Rescuscitate (DNR) Orders, the Palliative Care Act, and Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Forms.
By: Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. -Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program
Important Legal Documents to Have in NYS - Health Care Proxy, Living Will & Power of Attorney Explains the need for these key documents in a way that is culturally oriented to Chinese immigrants.
By: Main Street Legal Services, Inc.
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Chinese / 中文
Deciding About Health Care: A Guide for Patients and Families
(Separate Website)
A Guide for patients and families about making decisions about health care when someone is incapacitated - DNRs, health care proxies, and other protections.
By: New York State Department of Health
Family Health Care Decisions Act
(Separate Website)
Explains the law that became effective in June 2010 that allows certain family members or friends to make health care decisions for a loved one who is mentally incapacitated, if that person did not sign a health care proxy. Includes links to related websites.
By: Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. -Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program
Age Smart: Let's Talk About Your Future Health
(Separate Website)
A practical guide on the importance of having a health care proxy, how to select and talk to your health care agent, and other issues for planning for incapacity.
By: Friends & Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged (FRIA)
Planning in Advance For Your Medical Treatment
(Separate Website)
The importance of planning in advance for medical decisions to be made for you if the time comes that you do not have the capacity to make these decisions. Also discusses Do Not Rescuscitate (DNR) Orders.
By: New York State Department of Health
Health Care Proxy
(Separate Website)
Information, including frequently asked questions and answers, on appointing an agent to make health care decisions for you if, because of your condition, you are unable to do so on your own. Health care proxy forms are included.
By: New York State Department of Health
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Chinese / 中文
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Russian / Pусский
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Spanish / Español
Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Living Wills and Health Care Proxies
(Separate Website)
New York State-focused Q & A about living wills and health care proxies
By: Goldfarb, Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP
Total Life Choices: Advance Directives Project
(Separate Website)
If you give your signed Health Care Proxy to this New York City non-profit organization, they file it in a national registry which any doctor or hospital in the U.S. can access when needed.
By: New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
**PLEASE NOTE**
A new Power of Attorney law took effect on September 1, 2009. Any power of attorney signed before September 1, 2009 valid at the time it was signed will still be good. However, a power of attorney created after September 1, 2009 must comply with the new law. Click on the 2 resources listed below for information about the new law.
By: LawHelp.org/NY
Financial Powers of Attorney: Self-Help Guide
(Separate Website)
This article explains the different types of power of attorney and provides information on what to expect when utilizing a power of attorney. Note that this is a national article about powers of attorney generally. While the advice is true in New York State, you must use an official New York State form in New York State.
By: AARP Legal Services Network
Power of Attorney This resource explains what a power of attorney is and what to expect when having one.
By: Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York (LASNNY) and LawHelp.org/NY
Power of Attorney: New York Statutory Short Form Your Power of Attorney is an important document. As the "principal," you give the person whom you choose (your "agent") authority to spend your money and sell or dispose of your property during your lifetime without telling you.
By: City Bar Justice Center - Elderlaw Project
Power of Attorney: New York Statutory Gifts Rider - Authorization for Certain Gift Transactions This OPTIONAL rider allows you to authorize your agent to make gifts in excess of an annual total of $500 for all gifts described in (I) of the Grant of Authority section of the statutory short form Power of Attorney (under personal and family maintenance), or certain other gift transactions during your lifetime.
By: City Bar Justice Center - Elderlaw Project
I do not speak English, what is my right to receive information in my language?
Learn more about the laws which protect your right to get health-care services in your language?
(Separate Website)
By: New York Lawyers Public Interest
Video: How to Work with Interpreters
(Separate Website)
In this video, you will learn some basic tips that will allow you to communicate effectively and easily through an interpreter with a person who doesn't speak your language.
By: Legal Services of New Jersey
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Spanish / Español
Guardianship for Incapacitated People in New York Under Article 81
(Separate Website)
Article 81 of New York's Mental Hygiene Law allows a court to appoint a guardian to manage the personal and/or financial affairs of a person who cannot manage for himself or herself because of incapacity.
For example, if a valid Power of Attorney was not signed when an individual had mental capacity, and now the individual has lost the capacity to manage his/her own affairs, then a Guardian may need to be appointed by the Court.
By: Goldfarb, Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP
Complaints About Attorneys
(Separate Website)
If you have a complaint against an attorney, you may contact the Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee. The office you need to contact depends upon the location of your lawyer's office. Click for more information.
By: New York State Unified Court System
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