12Law Arrow 12Law Arrow  Easy Questions  
12Law Arrow 12Law Arrow Instant Legal Documents
 
 
FINANCIAL & MARITAL

Cohabitation Agreement coming soon!
Separation Agreement coming soon!
No-Fault Divorce coming soon!
Bankruptcy coming soon!
 
 

Overview of Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for Healthcare in La Plume, PA

Overview of Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for Healthcare in La Plume, PA


We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige.
 
- Aleister Crowley


Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for Healthcare both involve planning the medical care you want to receive in the event that you are incapacitated.

This planning involves writing down the wishes and the treatments you desire should anything happen to you. You should also assign someone you trust to oversee your needs and follow the stipulated requirements you have indicated on your document. These are some important steps to take in order to ensure that you receive the care you desired.

Two Types of Health Care Documents

1. Living Wills. It is a written statement that indicates your health care preferences the moment you become incapacitated.

2. Powers of Attorney for Health Care. This document outlines the name of the person/s whom you trust to appoint as your health care agent. This person will make necessary health care decisions on the type of care you wish to receive and see to it that the doctor and other health care personnel provide it.

Who is Entitled to Make Health Care Documents?

Any person of legal age and of sound mind who understands how health care documents work can make a valid document pertaining to their health care.

When Does a Health Care Document Take Effect?

This document will take effect when the doctor determines that you lack the capacity or the ability to make your own health care decisions. This happens when a person becomes so ill or injured that expressing their health care wishes become impossible. Lack of capacity means:

• You cannot communicate through speaking, simple hand gestures, or writing.

• You are not able to understand the nature and consequences that are available from making health care choices.


If questions arise with regards to your capacity to understand treatment choices when you cannot communicate clearly, the doctor together with the close relatives and the health care agent will make a decision indicated in your health documents.

Some states allow your agent to step in immediately if you have given the authority for immediate enactment of your document even without the consent of the doctor.

If you are still capable of making your own health decisions, the agent cannot override what you would like in terms of treatments.

In the event that you are no longer able to make your own decisions, your agent should act in your best interest and diligently follow what was written in your health care directives.


Do Your Health Care Directives Cease to Apply?

As long as you are alive, your health care declarations are in effect unless you revoke them or a court steps in, which is a very rare occurrence. Some specific situations that can revoke your health care declarations are:

• Document is revoked. You have the capacity to revoke or change your health care document anytime. You should make sure your agent and health care providers are aware of your decisions

• The court invalidates your document. If someone questions the validity of your health care directives, the court may step in although most of the judges do recognize the fact that the court is not the place to make health care decisions

• Doubts about your mental capacity to make a valid health care document. If questions arise regarding this, that person can ask a court to invalidate the document

• A court revokes your agent's authority. If another person believes that your agent did not act in your best interest, the concerned person can go to court and ask for the investigation of the agent. The court has the power to invalidate your entire document and can assign a conservator or guardian to make health care decisions for you.

• You get a divorce. When you name your spouse as your health care agent and your marriage ends in divorce, the health care declaration is still in effect and only the authority given to the spouse becomes invalid. If you had named an alternative agent, that person will take over

• After your death. The written health care document is no longer necessary after you die except if there are posthumous instructions to your agent that he has to follow through.

 
Personalize & Print a Free PA Living Will Create This Document
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
 
Personalize & Print a Free PA Power of Attorney Create This Document
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Related Legal Services near La Plume, PA
Bunting Caprice H
180 W Main St
Leola, PA 17540
(717) 656-9783
Divorce Attorneys, Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Orsen Law Offices
41 University Dr # 400
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 321-9600
Insurance Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Criminal Law Attorneys,  Labor & Employment Law Attorneys,  Social
Best & Associates
14 S Main St Ste 102S
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 212-9515
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, Accident & Property Damage Attorneys,
Best & Associates LLC
14 S Main St Ste 200
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 212-9515
Social Security & Disability Law Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Criminal Law Attorneys,  Accident & Propert
Shovlin George F
81 S Main St # B
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 602-9500
Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Katzenstein Robert L
432 Parkview Way
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-9394
Attorneys
Gilbert Office Limited
251 Thompson Mill Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 598-8950
General Practice Attorneys
Mills Carin
2204 Richmond Rd
Easton, PA 18040
(610) 559-8600
Attorneys
Young & Young
342 E Main St Ste 203
Leola, PA 17540
(717) 656-8588
Corporation & Partnership Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys, Gener
Palazzo Richard J Atty
342 E Main St
Leola, PA 17540
(717) 656-8588
Attorneys
Michael E Eisenberg-
2935 Byberry Rd Suite 107
Hatboro, PA 19040
(267) 722-8383
Attorneys
Gordon Patricia
4 Terry Dr # 4
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 860-8200
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Liebmann Jeffrey A
4 Terry Dr # 4
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 860-8200
Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys, Divorce Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Thompson John E
304 N Keystone Ave
Sayre, PA 18840
(570) 886-8171
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
New Leaf Mediation Group
41 University Dr Suite 400
Newtown, PA 18940
(877) 346-8092
Child Custody Attorneys,  Divorce Attorneys,  Family Law Attorneys,  General Practice Attorneys,  Ar
Landy R Joseph
228 Desmond St
Sayre, PA 18840
(570) 888-7753
Attorneys,  Accident & Property Damage Attorneys,  Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys,  Real
Landy Robert J
228 Desmond St
Sayre, PA 18840
(570) 888-7753
Attorneys, Accident & Property Damage Attorneys, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys, Real Est
Shaw William A
228 Desmond St
Sayre, PA 18840
(570) 888-7753
Social Security & Disability Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Corporation & Partnership Law Attorneys, Lega
Albert James J
135 S Main St
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 602-7744
Attorneys,  Estate Planning, Probate, & Living Trusts,  Accident & Property Damage Attorneys,  DUI
Kane Michael P Atty
140 Skymeadow Ln
Leola, PA 17540
(717) 656-7605
General Practice Attorneys, Attorneys
Marshall Jeffrey A
303 Allegheny St
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 398-7603
Elder Law Attorneys, Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Nicholson Bruce A
104 N York Rd
Hatboro, PA 19040
(215) 675-7300
Estate Planning Attorneys, Attorneys, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys
Rauer Paul W
12 Terry Dr # 105
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-7300
Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Abrams & Agnellino
120 S Keystone Ave # 1
Sayre, PA 18840
(570) 888-6786
Litigation & Tort Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Accident & Property Damage Attorneys,  General Practice At
12Law.com   |  NASHVILLE, TN USA   |  CONTACT US