The Living Will in West Virginia is titled "Health Care Directive" and is included in an Advance Directive packet along with a form for establishing a "Medical Power of Attorney" (a.k.a. Health Care Proxy).
Your signature and the signatures of two (2) witnesses must be notarized for your WV Advance Directive to be legitimate. Witnesses MUST BE at least 18 years of age and NOT related to you by blood or marriage.
Your signature and the signatures of two (2) witnesses must be notarized for your WV Advance Directive to be legitimate. Witnesses MUST BE at least 18 years of age and NOT related to you by blood or marriage.
West Virginia Advance Directive Form
Other resources for West Virginia:
Death Certificates
Digital Estate Planning Laws:
Law: SB 102 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Description: This law provides that "an agent under power of attorney may exercise authority over the content of electronic communications sent or received by the principal," as well as other digital assets, and sets forth a procedure for disclosing digital assets by the custodian.
Status: This was approved on March 7, 2018, Effective on June 5, 2018
Death With Dignity Legislation (a.k.a. Aid-In-Dying or Physician-Assisted Death)
Organ Donation Registries
West Virginia Organ Donation registry official link.
POLST (Clinician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Form
Download the POST form for West Virginia residents.
Probate Laws
Estate And Inheritance Tax Rate
Death Certificates
Digital Estate Planning Laws:
Law: SB 102 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Description: This law provides that "an agent under power of attorney may exercise authority over the content of electronic communications sent or received by the principal," as well as other digital assets, and sets forth a procedure for disclosing digital assets by the custodian.
Status: This was approved on March 7, 2018, Effective on June 5, 2018
Death With Dignity Legislation (a.k.a. Aid-In-Dying or Physician-Assisted Death)
- West Virginia has no legislation
Organ Donation Registries
West Virginia Organ Donation registry official link.
POLST (Clinician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Form
Download the POST form for West Virginia residents.
Probate Laws
Estate And Inheritance Tax Rate
- West Virginia has no estate tax or inheritance tax