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ACS Advanced Directives

https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/planning-managing/advance-directives/types-of-advance-health-care-directives.html

A summary provided by American Cancer Society explaining types of advanced directives. There are many advance directive formats. The most common types of advance directives are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care (sometimes known as the medical power of attorney).

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Atlanta Legal Aid

https://atlantalegalaid.org/

54 Ellis St. NE , Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 614-3969

Atlanta Legal Aid Society has offered free civil legal aid for low income people across metro Atlanta. With five neighborhood offices, three offices in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals, three county courthouse projects, a variety of self-help clinics, and countless community education programs, Legal Aid lawyers and volunteers reach tens of thousands of people annually. Projects under our Health Law Unit assist cancer patients and low-income individuals living with HIV and AIDS with a variety of legal issues including housing, public benefits, employment issues, health insurance access, and end of life/estate planning.

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Cancer Legal Resource Center

https://thedrlc.org/cancer/

866-843-2572

Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) is a program of the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), a 501C-3 non-profit, public interest advocacy organization that champions the civil rights of people with disabilities as well as those affected by cancer and other serious illness.  DRLC’s Cancer Legal Resource Center provides information through its national telephone assistance line, outreach programs and community activities to educate and to support cancer patients, their families, healthcare professionals and advocates on matters like maintaining employment through treatment, accessing healthcare and government benefits, taking medical leave and estate planning.

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FreeWill

https://www.freewill.com/

Estate planning is traditionally considered complex, scary, and expensive. That’s why we set out to build a simple tool that anyone can use to create these important documents. All estate plans made using FreeWill are 100% legal and specifically tailored to your jurisdiction.

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Georgia Cancer Specialists Advanced Directives

https://www.gacancer.com/advance-directives

If you are ever unable to make your own healthcare choices or to clearly communicate your wishes, other people will have to make choices for you. Advance Directives are a way to let your family, friends, and healthcare providers know, in advance, of your wishes to receive, or not receive medical care and treatment. To make sure that your family, friends, and healthcare providers understand your choices, it is important to have your Advance Directives in writing.

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Georgia Legal Aid

https://www.georgialegalaid.org/

GeorgiaLegalAid.org is a joint project of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. and the Georgia Legal Services Program. The project is powered by Pro Bono Net, funded by Legal Services Corporation and the Georgia Access to Justice Project and produced in cooperation with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and legal service organizations and government agencies throughout Georgia and the United States. Our goal is to provide the public with easy Internet access to basic legal information and legal resources in Georgia.

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Georgia Legal Services Program

http://www.glsp.org

104 Marietta Street Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30303

800-498-9469

The Georgia Legal Services Program is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to provide civil legal services for persons with low incomes, creating equal access to justice and opportunities out of poverty.

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Mesothelioma.com

https://www.mesothelioma.com/

35 Thorpe Avenue Suite 101, Wallingford, CT 06492

1-800-336-0086

Since 1996, Mesothelioma.com has been dedicated to providing the latest medical information on mesothelioma, spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and helping victims connect with legal resources.

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