Planning with Financial and Medical Legal Documents
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We can help individuals plan for a wide variety of ancillary documents,
including:
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Health Care Surrogate
- Living Will
- HIPAA Release of Confidential Medical Records
- Designation of Preneed Guardian
The above are ancillary legal documents that specify who will act as your
agent(s) in the event that you are incapacitated, with the exception of
the Durable Power of Attorney which is effective the moment it is signed.
A Durable Power of Attorney and Designation of Preneed Guardian allow for
your agent(s) to act in a financial capacity and in accordance with your
best interest in mind. Health care directives such as the Health Care
Surrogate and Living Will allow your agent(s) to make health care decisions
when you are not able to do so. One of the most important legal documents
in this section is the Living Will. This document allows the principal
(the person creating the document) to memorialize their known wishes with
regard to resuscitation, feeding tubes, and other end of life measures.
Without legal documentation such as the above ancillary documents, your
wishes may not be adhered to and you may be at the beckon call of doctors
and medical staff who are not familiar with you and your beliefs. To avoid
this happening, and in order to make sure that you have trustworthy individuals
acting in accordance with your best interest, consider creating these
legal documents the help of an attorney. Our team can walk you through
the process and help you create thorough and legally binding documents
that adhere to your wishes.