Additional information may be available in the resources listed in the Pennsylvania Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Guardianship in Pennsylvania guides.
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."
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".
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.
Dunlap-Hanna Pennsylvania Forms LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers.
See Chapter 69: Durable Powers of Attorney and Chapter 66: Advance Health Care Directives -- "Living Wills".
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.
Standard Pennsylvania Practice 2d West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 143 (Fiduciaries, Generally), Part II: Powers of Attorney. Library also has previous edition: see all.
Summary of Pennsylvania Jurisprudence 2d West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Probate, Estates, and Trusts, Chapter 27: Powers of Attorney. Library also has previous edition.
West's Pennsylvania Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Estate Planning, Chapter 3: Powers of Attorney.
In conjunction with its continuing legal education courses, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) produces many books each year covering various estate and elder law topics. Some of these concentrate on more specific or unusual areas of the law. When a researcher has difficulty finding an answer in the manuals or form books, it is a good idea to turn to a PBI publication for guidance.
18th Annual Elder Law Institute
See Chapter K: Power of Attorney Act 95 - Practical Issues.
18th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
See Chapter D: Powers of Attorney after Act 95.
19th Annual Elder Law Institute
See Chapter N: Powers of Attorney after Act 95.
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.
Act 95: The New POA Law: Changes & Best Practices
Includes forms.
Common Abuses of Powers of Attorney & How to Deal with Them
This PBI was published before the new POA law was enacted. See Act 95 of 2014 for more information.
Coordinating Clients' Powers of Attorney, Advanced Directives and Wills and Trusts
Includes forms. Library has previous edition: see all.
Drafting and Using Powers of Attorney
Includes forms.
Library also has previous edition: see all.
Estate Planning in Pennsylvania
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.
Financial Powers of Attorney
This PBI was published before the new POA law was enacted. See Act 95 of 2014 for more information.
Litigating in Orphans' Court
See Chapter 3: Power of Attorney Disputes.
The New Pennsylvania Power of Attorney Statutes: What You Need to Know Now
Pennsylvania Power of Attorney: What You Need to Know -- 6 Months after Enactment
Includes forms.
The Pennsylvania Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act - RUFADAA
See "Estate Planning & Drafting Will/POAs/Trusts/Guardianships".
Understanding the Basics of Elder Law
See Chapter 1: Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives. Includes forms.