Advance Care Directives

Teece Hodgson & Ward has helped many clients to think through, plan and prepare advanced care directives for confidence and peace of mind.

Although a Power of Attorney can be used to ensure that someone looks after your financial affairs, it does not give your attorney any power to be involved in decisions regarding your health care or medical treatment should you become seriously ill or are injured.

For many people facing serious illness or undergoing major surgery, one solution is an advance care directive. This is sometimes called a living will, although this is an imprecise expression. Properly prepared, this document enables people you trust to have a say in your treatment and care in circumstances where you are unable to communicate. This can include acting on your stated wishes regarding the nature of treatment you receive, palliative care and even whether you wish to have life support withdrawn in certain circumstances.

Drafting an advance care directives requires careful consideration and appropriate legal advice. Our wills and estates experts can discuss the options with you and suggest solutions which best suit your wishes.

For expert legal advice and wise counsel in these important matters, please contact:

Richard Neal

Deborah Linwood

John Maitland

Lynn Beeston

 

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