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THE LAW & YOUR ESTATE
Powers of Attorney
Power of Attorney for Personal Care
Click here for information about Powers of Attorney for Care across Canada. (The chart is a Word document.)
The Law & You offers general comments on legal matters of concern to business and individuals. The articles are not intendend to provide legal advice or opinions. Readers should seek professional legal advice on the particular legal issues which concern them.

copyright 2006 Kimberly Walsh, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Ontario's Substitute Decision Act
Wills
This checklist will help you make decisons about what to include in your will. (PDF)
Will & Powers of Attorney Checklist
Wills of the Rich & Famous
Diana Princess of Wales
The bulk of Princess Diana's $35.6 million estate -- $21.3 million after taxes -- will be held in trust in equal amounts for her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. Each will inherit his share on his 25th birthday.
Read Diana's will.
Elvis Presley
I, Elvis A. Presley, a resident and citizen of Shelby County, Tennessee, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this instrument to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all wills and codicils by me at any time heretofore made.
Read Elvis's will.
John Paul II
I leave no possessions of which it will be necessary to dispose. As for the things I use every day, I ask that they be distributed as seems appropriate.  I leave all my other "thank yous" in my heart before God Himself, because it is difficult to express them.
Read Pope John Paul's will.
Legal Resources
Who Will Make Decisions for You?
A power of attorney for peresonal care will ensure that someone of your choosing is making your health care decisions if you are unable
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