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Wills:
Sites on the law of Wills
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_(law)
Living will
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_will
Power of Attorney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_attorney
overview of wills, estates, health care directive:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/wills/ wills-overview.html
Married couples and wills:
http://family.findlaw.com/marriage/marriage-m ore/couples-ownership.html
types of wills:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/wills/ wills-types.html
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/wills/ wills-legal.html
Using a lawyer for a will:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/wills/ wills-attorney.html
Living wills:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/wills/ estate-planning-living-wills.html
More about living wills:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/living -wills/
Power of attorney:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/living -wills/hc_poa.html
Heath care power of attorney
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/living -wills/estate-planning-healthcare-power-of-attor ney.html
Sample living will:
http://estate.findlaw.com/estate-planning/living -wills/le23_9_1.html

CHAPTER 25. WILL

§ 2501. Who may make a will.
§ 2502. Form and execution of a will.
§§ 2503-2504. [Repealed].
§ 2504.1.Validity of execution.
§ 2505. Revocation of a will.
§ 2506. Revival of revoked or invalid will.
§ 2507. Modification by circumstances.
§ § 2508-2513. [Repealed].
§ 2514. Rules of Interpretation.
§ 2515. Devise or bequest to trust.
§ 2516. Devise in fee tail abolished.
§ 2517. Rule in Shelley's case and doctrine of worthier title.
§ 2518. Alienage.
§ 2519. Testamentary guardian.
§ 2520. [Repealed].
§ 2521. Penalty clause for contest.

§ 2501. Who may make a will.
Any person 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will.

§ 2502. Form and execution of a will.
Every will shall be in writing and shall be signed by the testator at the end thereof, subject to the following rules and exceptions:

Words following signature.-The presence of any writing after the signature to a will, whether written before or after its execution,
shall not invalidate that which precedes the signature.
Signature by mark.-If the testator is unable to sign his name for any reason, a will to which he makes his mark and to which his
name is subscribed before or after he makes his mark shall be as valid as though he had signed his name thereto; Provided, That
he makes his mark in the presence of two witnesses who sign their names to the will in his presence.
Signature by another.-If the testator is unable to sign his name or to make his mark for any reason, a will to which his name is
subscribed in his presence and by his express direction shall be as valid as though he had signed his name thereto: Provided, That
he declares the instrument to be his will in the presence of two witnesses who sign their names to it in his presence.

§ 2504.1. Validity of execution.
A will is validly executed if executed in compliance with section 2502 (relating to form and execution of a will), or in compliance
with the law of the jurisdiction where the testator was domiciled at the time of the execution of the will or at the time of his death.

§ 2505. Revocation of a will.
No will or codicil in writing, or any part thereof, can be revoked or altered otherwise than:

Will or codicil. By some other will or codicil in writing;
Other writing. By some other writing declaring the same, executed and proved in the manner required of wills; or
Act to the document. By being burnt, torn, canceled, obliterated, or destroyed, with the intent and for the purpose of revocation, by
the testator himself or by another person in his presence and by his express direction. If such act is done by any person other than
the testator, the direction of the testator must be proved by the oaths or affirmations of two competent witnesses.

The above can be found at: http://members.aol.com/DKM1/20.Cp.25.html

DNR Order
http://elder-law.lawyers.com/Do-Not-Resuscitate-Orders.html
Patient, do not resuscitate order
Physician do not resusicate order
Advance Directive for Health Care (Pennsylvania)
http://evans-legal.com/dan/padhc.html
Pennsylvania law on advance directive for health care
http://members.aol.com/DKM1/20.Cp.54.html
Software program
Form document
http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/form-will-lawyers.html

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Region:
Beaver County
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_County,_Pennsylvania
Beaver County Area
http://www.beavercountychamber.com/
Beaver County Courty System
http://www.co.beaver.pa.us/Courts/JurorsInstructions.htm
Pittsburgh sites,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh area
http://www.pittsburgkschamber.com/
http://www.lawlib.duq.edu/,
City of Pittsburgh http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/
Pittsburgh Law Department
http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/law/
Allegheny County
http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
Pennsylvania court system
http://www.courts.state.pa.us/
Greensburg, http://www.city.greensburg.pa.us/
Westmoreland County Bar Association
http://www.westbar.org/
Westmoreland County Court System
http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
Uniontown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania
Washington bar
Lawrence County Bar, http://www.lawrencecountylawyers.com/images/localrules.pdf
Washington County Courts
http://www.co.washington.pa.us/index.aspx
Washington County Children and Youth
http://www.co.washington.pa.us/maindepartment.aspx?menu Dept=109
http://www.co.washington.pa.us/downloads/262.pdf

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