A living will is a set of instructions concerning what medical actions should be taken in that you are no longer able to make decisions or are otherwise incapacitated. Generally, a living will living will provides directions about the course of medical treatment. A living will may express the person's desire not to be kept alive through the use of medical technology when the person is in a terminal condition and unable to communicate the person's wishes to decline further treatment. In addition, a living will may forbid certain kinds of treatment. A living will can provide instruction as to whether to be kept pain free, resuscitated if your heart stops, receive blood transfusion, or receive an organ transplant.
Living wills can be beneficial because it can spare your family from making difficult life-and-death decisions on your behalf. Additionally living wills can minimize the likelihood that there will be disagreements within your family about what to do. Our estate planning attorneys can draw up your wishes and instructions for treatment. |
