Yardley Estate Planning, LLC
Living Will
A Living Will is the popular name for a document spelling out the
general kinds of medical care you would want - or not want - in
the event you became unable to communicate with your health
care providers. Other names for a Living Will are a "medical
directive" or "medical declaration". It does NOT impact who gets
your property or who is your Personal Representative or Guardian
of your minor children.
An Advanced Health Care Directive is a written set of instructions
expressing your wishes for medical treatment. It may contain a
health care power of attorney, where you name a person called a
"health care agent" to decide treatment for you, and a living will,
where you tell your health care agent and health care providers
your choices regarding the initiation, continuation, withholding or
withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and other specific
directions.
When a relative becomes terminally ill and death is imminent, a
family can become emotionally frustrated if they do not know the
death wishes of the dying family member. Family disagreement
over the loved one’s perceived wishes is especially troublesome.
Use an Advanced Health Care Directive to deal with this issue
before it becomes one.
A Living Will is the popular name for a document spelling out the
general kinds of medical care you would want - or not want - in
the event you became unable to communicate with your health
care providers. Other names for a Living Will are a "medical
directive" or "medical declaration". It does NOT impact who gets
your property or who is your Personal Representative or Guardian
of your minor children.
An Advanced Health Care Directive is a written set of instructions
expressing your wishes for medical treatment. It may contain a
health care power of attorney, where you name a person called a
"health care agent" to decide treatment for you, and a living will,
where you tell your health care agent and health care providers
your choices regarding the initiation, continuation, withholding or
withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and other specific
directions.
When a relative becomes terminally ill and death is imminent, a
family can become emotionally frustrated if they do not know the
death wishes of the dying family member. Family disagreement
over the loved one’s perceived wishes is especially troublesome.
Use an Advanced Health Care Directive to deal with this issue
before it becomes one.
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