Many people worry about what will happen if they suddenly become incapacitated and cannot make decisions about their own care. Did you know you can put directives in place to ensure your voice is heard and you continue to maintain control over your health and well-being?
A The Villages living will lawyer from our team can help you create a legal living will. When you trust your estate planning and related tasks to our The Villages wills, trusts, and probate lawyers from Bogin, Munns & Munns, we will ensure you meet all Florida laws to put a plan in place in the event you cannot speak up about your own care. Contact us today to learn more.
What Is a Living Will? Let Our Attorneys from The Villages Explain
A living will is a legal document that provides clear, concise instructions about your medical treatment in the event that you are unable to communicate your wishes. This might occur if you are on life support or in a coma due to an illness or injury. It outlines the specific care you want or don’t want under these circumstances, including end-of-life care.
It also determines power of attorney, which is a medical surrogate who will make decisions about your care when you cannot.
Not having an estate plan in place could even affect what happens to your property and estate after your death. A living will can be a key part of your estate planning, allowing you to keep control of what happens to you and your estate when you can no longer make decisions.
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How a The Villages Living Will Attorney From Our Team Can Help
Our lawyers in The Villages serve Sumter and Marion counties, helping clients with a wide range of estate planning, including living wills, last wills and testaments, trusts, and probate. We have been practicing virtually the full spectrum of law in Florida since 1979.
With a legally created and notarized living will, all healthcare providers should honor your wishes and end-of-life care plans. We can offer advice and guidance to ensure your care providers and family members are aware of your wishes.
To learn more about how a living will lawyer from Bogin, Munns & Munns can help you, contact us today. We have someone available now to take your call.
Our The Villages Living Will Lawyers Understand the Florida Health Care Advance Directives Act
In Florida, living wills are governed by the Florida Health Care Advance Directives Act. This law allows you to specify your wishes about life-sustaining treatment. To be legally binding, the document must be signed and witnessed by two people, and at least one of these parties cannot be the spouse or blood relative of the subject of the living will.
This law also allows you to designate a power of attorney, referred to as a surrogate. This person will make healthcare decisions on your behalf if you cannot.
At Bogin, Munns & Munns, our lawyers will walk you through this process and ensure your wishes are clear. In general, we ensure your living will establish:
A Power of Attorney
Your living will designate a healthcare power of attorney, also known as a healthcare surrogate. You will choose this person and ensure they understand their responsibilities. This person is authorized to make healthcare decisions on your behalf if you cannot. They will have the final say about treatment, resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, tube feeding, and end-of-life care if it becomes necessary.
Your End-of-Life Care Preferences
In addition to naming a surrogate, you can specify your wishes about life-sustaining treatment and palliative care in your living will. This will apply if you have a terminal illness or injury, are in a vegetative state, or suffer incapacitating injuries. It could include your preferences for ventilators, CPR, feeding tubes, comfort care, pain management, and aggressive medical interventions.
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Our The Villages Living Will Lawyers Can Ensure You Consider All Aspects
A living will can address an almost endless list of possibilities. In addition to naming a surrogate and providing general end-of-life care instructions, living wills also include details and more specific directions. This sometimes includes:
- Preferences you have for organ donation
- Authorization to use certain medications
- Certain life-sustaining treatments you want or do not want
- When you want or do not want CPR
- When to issue a do-not-resuscitate order
Having a living will gives you control of your life even when you cannot speak your wishes aloud. Our attorneys can help you identify specific wishes for your health and well-being if you become incapacitated.
Our The Villages Estate Planning Lawyers Handle Living Wills
At Bogin, Munns & Munns, we believe creating a living will is an essential part of the estate planning process. We want to help you put your wishes into writing and ensure they are followed as directed. Without a living will, every medical decision necessary could create stress and uncertainty for your loved ones if you become incapacitated.
We have attorneys who can address your living will by itself, or you can work with our The Villages estate planning attorneys to help with multiple tasks, which could include:
- Creating a last will and testament
- Assigning a durable power of attorney
- Establishing a trust
- Handling other related tasks
Our attorneys in The Villages can help you with each of these steps, including ensuring they are done properly and reducing the risk they will be challenged in court after your death. Having a detailed, updated estate plan in place before you become incapacitated or die makes this process easier on your loved ones.
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Talk to Our Team in The Villages About Your Living Will Today
You can reach our team at our office in The Villages today. Your The Villages living will lawyer from our team at Bogin, Munns & Munns can answer your questions and help you create your legal documents, including a living will. Contact us to learn more about how we guide our clients through this process.
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