![]() by Special Guest: Kristi Curry If someone asked you if you have your affairs in order, what would you say? Do you sit back and relax in your favorite chair knowing that you have met with your attorney and your instructions are clearly mapped out, signed and notarized. Take notice, you may not be as prepared as you think. Many people think that they have done all they can with their legal documents in place. What they don’t realize is that the administration of an estate can be extremely taxing on their executor and/or families if details have not been documented or communicated. Lives today are complex and working through the details of settling an estate can be
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We had such hope.
We thought her liver transplant would happen “any day now.” This is a very personal story of why those of us who choose organ donation make our wishes known in writing; put the copy of this in the file with all our advance directives in a specially marked folder in the very front of our file cabinet in the very first drawer. However, even this is not enough. Advance care planning…what is it? It is making decisions regarding the health care we would like to receive should we become unable to speak for ourselves.
As part of advance care planning there are 2 legal documents considered ‘advanced directives.’ These legal documents, ‘Medical Power of Attorney’ and ‘Directive to Physician and Family or Surrogates (Living Will),’ need to be in writing to be honored. They can be written on a napkin, no notary is needed and no lawyer is needed. All that is needed are 2 |
AuthorIn fall 2014, I moved some old blog posts here that I had written years ago from 2007 to 2010. Hope they are helpful. Archives
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