Powers of Attorney & Living Wills

The Power To Make Decisions About Your Future

In the event that you are incapacitated or unable to make decisions for yourself, you have some options to consider:

1. You can establish a document that details your wishes.
2. You can empower someone to make decisions for you.
3. You can leave decisions about your future to a stranger or a court.

Few people would choose option 3, and yet that is exactly what would happen to people who have not established power of attorney or drafted a living will in the event that they are unable to make their wishes known.

Part of your proper and complete estate planning should include documentation that handles situations when you are no longer to make decisions for yourself, putting a plan or person you trust in power to make those decisions for you.

Granting Power of Attorney

Do not assume that your spouse or family automatically has power of attorney in the event something tragic occurs. They do not.

Should you be incapacitated without naming a person to have durable power of attorney, it can cost you and your loved ones thousands of dollars and days, weeks or months to petition the court on your behalf. Rather than leaving your loved ones a quick way to act and react to events, they will be scrambling through a court proceeding to be able to act on your behalf.

We can help you create a power of attorney document around your directives. Whether you want to grant a trusted friend or family member the ability to act on your behalf immediately or given a set of particular circumstances, we make sure that when you need quick action from a legal representative who can make decisions when you cannot, you are protected.

Complete the probate/estate planning and administration case evaluation form.

A Directive for Care

No one is better at making decisions about your life and situation than you are, and a living will is a health care directive that we create together, giving clear instruction to medical providers about your wishes.

No one wants to imagine being unable to instruct his or her doctors on the kind of care, he or she wishes to receive, but like any insurance, a living will can provide you the assurance that if the worst happens, then your wishes will be honored.

Our office and lawyer are ready to assist you in complete and comprehensive estate planning to protect yourself and your family. We help you ensure that your wishes are well documented, legally binding and to be respected. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.