Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. What is the difference?

Written by James Wood


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Both documents are signed in front of two witnesses and a notary public or a justice ofrepparttar peace who acknowledgesrepparttar 111220 client's signature. The witnesses to a Living Will are sworn byrepparttar 111221 notary public/justice ofrepparttar 111222 peace and indicate thatrepparttar 111223 client is at least 18 years of age and signedrepparttar 111224 instrument as a free and voluntary act.

The Living Will witnesses may not berepparttar 111225 client's spouse, attending physician, heirs-at-law or person with claims againstrepparttar 111226 client's estate. The Health Care Power of Attorney witnesses may not berepparttar 111227 designated agent,repparttar 111228 client, spouse or heir or person entitled to any portion ofrepparttar 111229 client's estate upon death under Will, Trust or operation of law.

People are frequently confused as to why both a Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney are necessary or appropriate.

The Living Will is helpful as a backup document: Inrepparttar 111230 event thatrepparttar 111231 client enters an irreversible coma andrepparttar 111232 health care agents designated inrepparttar 111233 Health Care Power of Attorney are deceased or unloadable,repparttar 111234 Living Will sets forthrepparttar 111235 desires ofrepparttar 111236 client concerning his/her death-bed treatment which may be followed by attending physicians. The law provides that torepparttar 111237 extent that a Durable Power of Attorney conflicts with a Living Will,repparttar 111238 Health Care Power of Attorney controls.

Copies of bothrepparttar 111239 Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care andrepparttar 111240 Living Will are forwarded torepparttar 111241 client's primary care physician for inclusion in medical records.

Both documents are revocable through normal revocation procedures.

James Wood is a free-lance writer on family issues; his main goal is to help people during their complicated period of life, to find a right legal solution in regards to family relationship. Website: LegalHelper.net (http://www.legalhelper.net/power-of-attorney.aspx Email: wjames@legalhelper.net


Pleasures of Soup

Written by Merrie Schonbach


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You do not have to make these wonderful soups from scratch or pour from a can, purchase a soup kit and add fresh meat for a great home made taste.

Soup kits provide all ofrepparttar dried ingredients, spices and instructions. The ingredients you add are minimal andrepparttar 111219 cooking easy and relatively quick.

You can find these soup kits from several small Internet businesses that sell gourmet foods at very affordable prices. Make dinner different tonight and try a soup kit for your family.



This article was written for Beans & Bears offering quality gourmet foods and gifts.http://beansandbears.com Article written by: Merrie Schonbach http://merriesintent.com


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