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An advanced healthcare directive is like a guide you make for your medical care, just in case you can’t speak for yourself later. It lets you say what kind of treatment you want and choose someone you trust to make decisions for you. Our friendly team is here to help you make this guide. It will be just how you want it. Book a free chat with us today, and we’ll make things easier and clearer for you.
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An advanced directive tells doctors what kind of medical care you want.
This gives them direction on how to treat you when you’re incapacitated.
Here are the main parts of the directive:
The rules for these papers are different in different places.
So it’s important to make yours follow your local laws.
Fill out the form on this page for an attorney to guide you through this.
The three types of advance directives are:
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Advance healthcare directives let you make decisions about your future medical care.
Here’s what they do:
These directives make sure your medical care matches what you want.
(Even if you can’t tell doctors yourself at that time.)
Now, you know what they do, but what benefits do they have?
Why would getting one matter to you and your family?
An advance medical directive has several benefits, like:
Having one is important for you to get the treatments you want.
But it takes really hard decisions out of your family’s hands.
It eliminates all the guilt and uncertainty of making the wrong call.
Doctors will decide which procedures to do on you.
They won’t take into account religion, values, morals, etc.
Your family will have to make super tough decisions on your behalf.
If they make the wrong one, there’s no turning back.
They have to live with the guilt of that.
Your family may even fight each other about what decisions to make.
(They all will be doing what they believe to be the best decisions.)
If your family isn’t around, the courts can decide on your behalf.
They will appoint someone to call the shots for you.
Imagine… the government making healthcare decisions for you.
An advance directive outlines all this so there are no hiccups.
We make sure there is zero confusion for your healthcare.
Your doctors won’t be confused. Your family won’t be confused.
They will know exactly what you want and what to do.
We make sure you get the healthcare that you want.
And your family doesn’t have to bear that burden.
Your next steps are to fill out the form on this page.
Our attorneys will reach out to you the same day.
We will chat about your situation, your goals, and how we can help.
From there, we begin building your paperwork.
Here are other questions clients ask us about their advance healthcare directives.
You need to make several big decisions with your directive.
Here are the things you need to think about:
No, a power of attorney does not override an advance directive.
An advance directive specifically states your healthcare wishes.
The person with power of attorney must follow these wishes.
They make decisions only when the advance directive doesn’t cover a situation.
In short, your advance directive guides your care.
And the power of attorney acts within those guidelines.
A family member cannot override an advance directive.
An advance directive is a legal document stating your healthcare wishes.
It is meant to be followed when you can’t make decisions themselves.
The document usually names someone, often a family member, to make decisions.
This person must follow the instructions in the advance directive.
If there’s disagreement in the family, healthcare providers follow the advance directive.
Family members can “override” a directive when the instructions are unclear.
Laws can vary, so how this is handled depends on local regulations.
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