Healthcare Directives and Their Importance
Disease, injury, or illness can cause some people to lose the ability to communicate their wants and needs. When this happens, they need someone they trust to advocate for them. You can prepare the proper legal documents in advance. Losing the Ability to Communicate Unfortunately, there are many ways people can lose their ability to […]
Medical Estate Planning Documents
Wills and trusts are usually associated with estate planning and passing assets to future generations. However, there is another part of estate planning that doesn’t get as much attention. It concerns advance health care planning. Have you thought about what type of medical care and treatments you want, or don’t want, if you become incapacitated […]
Where Do You Draw the Line?
The Covid-19 epidemic, particularly prompts a wrenching question: in the event of a life-threatening illness, how far would you want to go to prolong the life of someone you love? These questions are particularly poignant for those of us who are more vulnerable – seniors, those with compromised immune systems, those already struggling with the […]
Preparing a Quality End of Life Plan
The records conveying your final wishes for care and asset management are called powers-of-attorney documents, and these entrust an appointed person to act on your behalf when you are no longer able to. But when it comes to actually using those documents at the time of a healthcare crisis, clear and powerful documents are just […]