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West Virginia Senior Legal Aid

Provides free legal services to West Virginia's seniors age 60 and older, in all 55 counties of West Virginia.

WV State Legislature

Link to the WV Legislature website, where information about current legislative sessions, bills and other legislative activity can be found. Contact information for state legislators and state senators is also available.

Legal Forms for Seniors

These are online forms that are of special interest to seniors, including advanced directives, living wills, credit reports, and utilities, just to name a few.

WV State Bar

Link to the West Virginia State Bar website. Information found on the site includes legal research, publications, lawyer referral services, public service information, standards of professional conduct, disciplinary process, site search, etc.

Center for Social Gerontology

The Center for Social Gerontology is also a national non-profit aging and law center, policy-oriented by with lots of good substantive information, too!

Elder Law Website

Website devoted to Elder law.

Advance Directive Forms and Laws at the WV Center for End-of-Life Care

All of these forms and articles may be printed off and photocopied for use.

• Living Will Form
• Medical Power of Attorney Form
• Combined Medical Power of Attorney and Living Will Form
• Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST)
• Directions on How to Copy POST form

Aging & Law in West Virginia

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