Pennsylvania Power of Attorney

The following resources are freely available online and include sample forms for Pennsylvania living wills and health care powers of attorney.

Durable Health Care Power of Attorney and Health Care Treatment Instructions (Living Will) Example 20 Pa.C.S. § 5471
This form is printed in the statutes. For additional places to find Pennsylvania statutes, see the Pennsylvania Statutes guide.

PA Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will Allegheny County Bar Association and the Allegheny County Medical Society
"This form and pamphlet have been provided as a public service by the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Allegheny County Medical Society. They are not intended to take the place of specific legal or medical advice for which you should rely upon your own attorney and physician."

19th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
See Chapter 7: Powers of Attorney Update and Drafting.

20th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
See Chapter J: Drafting Durable General and Health Care Powers of Attorney. Includes forms.

21st Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
See Chapter J: Advanced Care Planning: Advance Directives and Other Tools to Guide Medical Decisions.

22nd Annual Elder Law Institute
See Chapter K: Practical Drafting of Powers of Attorney in 2019.

25th Annual Estate Law Institute
See Chapter H: Drafting Powers of Attorney and Health Care Powers of Attorney.
Include forms.

26th Annual Estate Law Institute
See Chapter BB: Advanced Care Planning: Advance Directives and Other Tools to Guide Medical Decisions.

The following member databases include sample forms and information for Pennsylvania power of attorney, living wills, and advance health directives. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

Pennsylvania Estate Planning
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. See Chapter 10: Financial Powers of Attorney and Chapter 11: Medical Powers of Attorney and Living Wills.
Includes forms.

PA Legal Forms
Includes a variety of forms related to powers of attorney and advance health directives, including "General Power of Attorney", "Limited Power of Attorney where you Specify Powers with Sample Powers Included", "Mental Health Care Power of Attorney", "Special or Limited Power of Attorney for Real Estate Purchase Transaction by Purchaser", and "Statutory Living Will - Advance Directive for Healthcare - Statutory Form".

Practical Guide to Estate Planning (2021)
Available on Treatises on Fastcase. 
Browse Libraries > Secondary Materials > Wolters Kluwer > Estate Planning Law Library > Practical Guide to Estate Planning > §3.04 Durable Powers of Attorney

The following print resources include information regarding Pennsylvania powers of attorney, living wills, and advance health care directives. Some resources published by LexisNexis and West/Thomson Reuters may be available on the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers. See below for more information. 

Drafting and Using Powers of Attorney Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Includes forms.
Library also has previous edition: see all.

Estate Planning in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Bar Institute
See Chapter 9: Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, and Mental Health Care Power of Attorney. Includes forms.
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Guardianship and Power of Attorney Conference 2023 Pennsylvania Bar Institute
See 'Preparing the Power of Attorney: Who is Your Client?', 'Drafting and Using Powers of Attorney', and 'Effect and Implementation of the Power of Attorney'. 

Litigating in Orphans' Court Pennsylvania Bar Institute
See Chapter 3: Power of Attorney Disputes.

Navigating End of Life Conversations 2023 Pennsylvania Bar Institute
See: 'A Professional's Guide to Living Wills and Advance Health Care Powers of Attorney in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act - RUFADAA Pennsylvania Bar Institute
See "Estate Planning & Drafting Will/POAs/Trusts/Guardianships".

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Commonplace Book Bisel
Also referred to as Hunter's. See "Powers of Attorney". Library also has previous edition: see all.

Pennsylvania Probate and Estate Administration West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 44: Power of Attorney. Library also has previous editions: see all.

Pennsylvania Special Needs Planning Guide Bisel
See Chapter 10: Powers of Attorney. Library also has previous editions: see all.

Pennsylvania Transaction Guide LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers.
See Chapter 247 Powers of Attorney

West's Pennsylvania Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Estate Planning, Chapter 3: Powers of Attorney.