I am not an attorney. I do not know which form is legal in your state, or in the state that you vacation in (as they may be different). I encourage you to confirm your own situation.
We will start with the term Living Will.
According to Wikipedia a Living Will may also be called an Advance Directive, an Advance Decision, or a Health Care Directive and is the oldest form. Basically this is a statement of your instructions specifying what actions you would like taken in your healthcare once you are no longer able to make those decisions due to illness or incapacity. (Please note that this may not include becoming mentally incapacitated.) This form is effective as long as you remain alive, and should not take the place of your "Last Will and Testament."
A Living Will (Health Care Directive) does NOT appoint another person to make those decisions for you.
This link takes you to one of many sites where you can write your own Living Will for free. There are many sites out there, and most seem to charge a nominal fee.
keep it up CapnDeb! very pertinent topic. i'd like to mention my favorite movie "Harold and Maude" (A man, who only feels alive when he's dead is introduced to a woman who is planning on death but lives life day to day.)
ReplyDeleteWe are already planning the Living Will for both of us. We also are looking at an irrevocable trust to make sure there are no foul-ups or lost time and money for our kids. We don't have much, but we don't want any of it lost.
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