I have a checklist I go through with pateints at our facility.

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3/1/2008: Since the laws change so quickly, and, you have to keep up with not only your own State's laws but also Federal laws, which supercede State laws, there are web-sites to help you keep abreast of changes and cases to read that are timely. While in college, we discussed the problems concerned with Living Wills (Advance Directives) in connection with Probate issues. Here are a few web-sites that were functioning awhile back. If you have trouble linking, let me
know so I can make sure of it, as these were given in paralegal instruction materials:
findlaw.com; lawcornell.edu; lawschool.lexis.com. There are more if you are able to buy a library card to any California State University. They usually allow their patrons to research-their searchengines are great and you can check all the sections of law that may apply to any
checklist that you make so everything is legal. If you mail out examples of your checklist, please share them.

It is my understanding that Federal law CAN trump state law, only if it is specifically
worded to do to so. There are a number of statutes on the books that if a state law is
stricter, AND is NOT pre-empted by federal law, (again - wording of federal law) then
the stricter state law applies. Just wanted some clarification.