An important component of your estate plan is a health care directive. Your health care directive is a formal and legal document in which you authorize someone else to make medical decisions for you in the event that you are unable to do so. Working with an estate planning attorney in Pasadena you can also specify the type of decisions that your representative is authorized to make. You can also authorize that individual if you choose to be in charge of your arrangements after you pass away such as burial instructions or organ donations.
A qualified Pasadena health care directive attorney can assist you with drafting a directive that covers your personal health care wishes and plans. In some cases, an advanced health care directive and living will may be combined within one document. Many of the provisions that you include in your California living will could also be included in your health care directive such as details about post-death arrangements or life-prolonging procedures. However, these two documents are not exactly the same since you cannot appoint a health care proxy or an agent in a living will, but you are able to do so in a health care directive.
If you have not spent time thinking about what you want or donโt want with regard to medical care, consider this opportunity to think through these key questions.
If you have further questions about how this process works and what you can expect it is best to work with an experienced and dedicated attorney in your area. Our lawyers can help walk you through the full scope of a California estate plan for your needs.
