Advance Health Care Directives

Managing Your Future Health Care in Los Angeles

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Why do I need an Advance Health Care Directive?

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Designating your spouse, family member, or friend the agent in your AHCD gives them the ability to make choices on your behalf regarding health care options if you are unconscious or are otherwise unable to make the decision for yourself. The agent has a legal obligation to execute on your wishes as they are outlined in your AHCD. For this reason, you should carefully consider whom you want charged with such a responsibility.

Your AHCD will highlight some procedures the agent cannot authorize, such as:

  • Abortion
  • Sterilization
  • Psychosurgery
  • Committing you to a mental institution

You need to be aware that while you can revoke your AHCD at any time, it will go into effect indefinitely if you leave it in place unless you specified a termination date in the document.

If you do not have an AHCD in place, your future medical care could be left up to strangers. Having an AHCD puts this responsibility in the hands of your loved ones, giving them the confidence to carry out your wishes.

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Wills

A document directing who will receive your property after death, a will names representatives or executors to oversee this process, guardians to care for dependents, and conservators to manage property for them. Wills can name trustees of property and even caretakers for pets. However, a will does not transfer non-probate property such as real estate owned with rights of survivorship.

Living Trusts

Also called a revocable living trust, a living trust is created while you are alive and can be revised at any time. You can amend the trust if you wish to appoint a different beneficiary or trustee. If you decide you don’t like the agreement, you can revoke it or change the terms and reinstate the trust. A revocable living trust is similar to a will, albeit more flexible.

Advance Health Care Directives

 A type of estate plan, an advance health care directive reveals your preferences to the type of care to receive if you become incapacitated. The directive can specify who makes vital health care decisions for you, whether you designate a spouse, other family member, or friend. It can indicate procedures this agent cannot authorize. Also, the agreement is indefinite unless you specify a termination date or revoke the directive.

Durable Power of Attorney

A document that appoints an agent to make financial decisions on your behalf should you become incapacitated. The powers this agent has are clearly stated in the document. It can authorize them to deposit funds to a bank account, write checks, or make financial decisions for a business. Powers of attorney expire upon your death, so you should appoint a trusted agent/representative who can consult with your Orange County or Los Angeles estate litigation attorneys.

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The dedicated Los Angeles estate planning attorneys at Oaktree Law can work with you to set up the estate planning documents you need to stay in control of your future medical care, protecting your loved ones from having to make medical choices on your behalf without clear instructions from you.

Call Oaktree Law to begin the discussion regarding your future health care. We can fully inform you of what options are available and what next steps to take to protect your wishes.

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