AACPLL FAQs > Power of Attorney

The following is a list of resources available in the Law Library. It is not exhaustive and is intended only to provide background information for library patrons. It should not be regarded as legal advice.

ASSISTANCE

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Family Court Help Center   in-person services

Maryland Court Help Center  phone and online chat services

                    Phone: 410-260-1392

                       Chat: Maryland Court Help Center 

MARYLAND CODE, RULES & REGULATIONS:

(Also available in library in section 3B

     Md. Code, Estates and Trusts §§ 17-101 through 17-204.

• § 17-202: Personal Financial Power of Attorney (form) 
• § 17-203: Limited Power of Attorney (form) 
• § 17-204: Certification of Facts Concerning Power of Attorney (form) 

     Md. Code, Health - General

• § 5-602: Advance directives; in general
  
• § 5-602.1: Advance directives; mental health services 
• § 5-603: Advance directives; forms
  

ONLINE RESOURCES

PEOPLE'S LAW LIBRARY OF MARYLAND

• Powers of Attorney
• Advance Directives
• Advance Directives Frequently Asked Questions 

MDCOURTS

• Life Planning and Power of Attorney
• VIDEOS: Alternatives to Guardianship 

MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL          

• Advance Directives (Medical Power of Attorney)

• Maryland Advance Directive: Planning for Future Health Care Decisions - A Guide to Maryland Law one Health Care Decisions (Forms Included)

• Life and Health Planning Handbook  

NOLO

• Can banks refuse a power of attorney?

See also Guardianship  

LIBRARY RESOURCES

• Maryland Estate Planning, Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms, 2nd ed. / Albert S. Barr, A. MacDonough Plant and Adena W. Testa, CH 4 (LexisNexis) KFM1340 .A65 B37 1995 (also available on Lexis)

• Maryland Practice Forms 6th ed. (MICPEL, 2009-) p. 148 (KFM1738.A65 M3 2009)  (Lexis and Westlaw)

• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer 5th ed. (MSBA, 2019). Vol. II, "Elder Law" § IV(B) "Powers of Attorney"(KFM1730.A65 P67 2019)   (on Lexis and Westlaw)

• Treatise on Health Care Law / Alexander M. Capron & Irwin M. Birnbaum (LexisNexis, 2011) Chapter 18A: Advance Directive Statutes (Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care DPAHL). (on Lexis) 

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