Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to appoint a person to make decisions for you if you are unable to do so. This person is known as your will and estate attorney or guardian ad litem. They can make decisions about your living will, power of attorney, and health care surrogates.
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What Is a Living Will?
A living will, also known as an advance directive, is a legal document that allows you to appoint someone to make decisions for you if you are unable to do so. This person is known as your guardian ad litem.
A living will allows you to specify what medical treatment you would or would not want to receive in the event that you became incapacitated and unable to make your own decisions. It also allows you to appoint a guardian for your minor children in the event that you are unable to make these decisions.
A living will can include:
Decisions about life-sustaining medical treatment
Decisions about artificial nutrition and hydration
Decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Decisions about organ donation
Decisions about the use of end-of-life planning
What Is a Health Care Surrogate?
A health care surrogate is a person you name in an advance directive to make decisions for you if you are unable to do so. The health care surrogate can make decisions about your living will, power of attorney, and health care surrogates.
The health care surrogate can make decisions about your medical treatment, including artificial nutrition and hydration, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, organ donation, and end-of-life planning.
What Is a Durable Power of Attorney?
A durable power of attorney is a legal document that allows you to appoint someone to make decisions for you if you are unable to do so. This person is known as your guardian ad litem.
A durable power of attorney can be used to make decisions about your finances, property, and other legal matters. It is important to note that this document is different from a regular will. A will allows you to decide who will inherit your property after you die. A durable power of attorney allows you to decide who will make decisions for you if you are unable to do so.
How Do Advance Directives Work?
A will and estate attorney can help you create an advance directive. The attorney can provide you with several options and explain the differences between them. They can also help you amend or revoke your advance directive if needed.
An advance directive should be kept in a safe place, such as a safe deposit box, and a copy should be given to your guardian ad litem and any health care providers that you regularly see. If you become incapacitated and cannot make your own decisions, the advance directive will be used to make decisions for you.
Call (903) 201-1934 or contact us online to schedule a consultation with an advanced directive attorney in Denison, Texas.
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