Powers Of Attorney

We can draft powers of attorney with any of our estate planning packages, including wills and livings trusts. Each person needs two powers of attorney; a power of attorney for health care and a power of attorney for finance. Everyone should have powers of attorney. They are an important tool in providing for who is to handle your affairs in the events you become temporarily or permanently incapacitated.

The fact is that almost one in every two people is incapacitated or incompetent prior to death. This means that someone needs to be designated to handle your affairs if this occurs, keep in mind that auto accidents, illness, or other catastrophe can render someone incapacitated even if only for a short time. Who will make your financial decisions? Who can fight with the insurance company for your recovery treatment if need be? It is a very good idea to put powers of attorney in place regardless of your age.

A power of attorney for finance enables your agent to make financial decisions on your behalf and write checks if necessary. A power of attorney for health care gives the designated party the right to make health care decisions for you under the circumstances.

Living Will/Health Care Directive
A Living Will, often referred to as a Health Care Directive, instructs the healthcare provider about the conditions under which you do not want to be artificially sustained by life support. Many people determine that they do not want to be sustained on life support if two independent physicians determine that they suffer brain death, or that they suffer from an irreversible condition in which they are in an unconscious state. Others want to be sustained under any condition. It is up to you. Click for more information about living wills.

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