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How to Write Your Own Living Will: With Forms (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms) - Now that medical science can keep people alive almost indefinitely, frequently at an exorbitant cost, every person should consider having a living will. If you are in a life or death situation and are unable to communicate, your family could be forced to decide if they should continue or stop life support measures. This simple document could be the only way your family and doctors will know of your desires regarding your medical treatment. Without a living will, doctors and hospitals may feel compelled to give you useless medical treatment that you would not want, and your spouse or family members may become strapped with extensive and long-term medical bills. This book will show you how to write your own living will, without the expense of a lawyer. It covers all aspects of living wills, answering questions such as: What is a living will? Why does everyone need one? Do you need a lawyer to draft one? How is a living will used? How do you cancel a living will if you change your mind? Are there other basic legal forms everyone should have? In addition to explaining the law, this book also includes a reference guide to the laws and forms for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Take Control of Your Health Care Decisions: A State-By-State Guide to Preparing Your Living Will and Appointing Your Health Care Agent, With Forms - A recent survey reveals that individuals, when asked how they wish to die, most often respond with certain key words: quickly, painlessly, at home, surrounded by loved ones. When the same persons are asked how they expect to die, a completely different picture emerges. They see themselves as all alone, in the hospital, on a machine, and in pain. Clearly, most persons today fear a loss of control and subsequent suffering and erosion of dignity much more than dying itself. Take Control of Your Health Care Decisions shows how to prepare for a death that preserves your dignity and reflects your wishes about pain control, life support, tube feeding, and similar matters.

Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Book: With Forms - The book provides the information and forms necessary to execute both a Living Will and a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care in compliance with the laws of all fifty states and the District of Columbia.

How to Write Your Own Living Will - Recent headlines from Florida involved a brain-damaged woman on life support for more than 13 years. Because there was no written living will, decisions concerning her incapacitation were repeatedly taken to court and even addressed by the governor of the state. Discusses specifics of a living will, including medical emergencies Contrasts a living will and health care power of attorney Details regulations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia Contains state-specific living will forms Covers cancellation of living will information

The Easy Will and Living Will Kit: A Simple Plan Everyone Should Have - Did you know that you need to look at your will, living will and powers of attorney at least every couple of years to make sure that they still reflect your current wishes and the current state of the law? Luckily, most people truly only need these three documents to ensure that their affairs are in order. And for most Americans, the simpler these documents are, the better. The Easy Will and Living Will Kit examines these three essential documents and provides forms everyone can use. Classifying an individual into one of six categories based on whether he or she is married or not and whether he or she has adult children, minor children, or no children, this guide creates a plan based on an individual’s needs. No additional legalese is added and no unnecessary trusts are created. The plan contains each of the three documents along with sample, completed forms and instructions for completing your own. All blank forms are available on the Mac/PC compatible CD-ROM.

Living Wills & Health Care Proxies: Assuring That Your End-of-Life Decisions Are Respected - Practical steps everyone can take to assure that their end of life decisions are respected. Includes a discussion of legal, medical, religious and other issues. Detailed explanations of living wills, health care proxies, emergency child medical forms, guardianships, and more. Sample forms are provided.