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A Living Will is an estate planning tool which includes your healthcare
advanced directive, detailing your wishes regarding medical decisions
which should be followed in the event you are not be able to make them
yourself.
In 2005 a high profile living will and advanced healthcare
directive dispute in the State of Florida received national
attention and prompted a special session of the Florida
Legislature to deal with an unfortunate, and yet avoidable
set of circumstances. This case brought to light the
importance of being prepared for unforeseen health
complications. While these types of decisions are never
easy, it is better to be prepared in the event that you find
yourself in a similar situation.
As
an experienced Lakeland Living Will Attorney & Lawyer, we proudly serve
the Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Polk County and the
Central Florida area.
Contact
Cohen & Best, P.A., about your
Living
Will
or estate planning questions or
concerns
by calling
(863)
646-7636.
Having a Florida Living Will can make
it clear to doctors, family members, and healthcare providers what
your wishes and decisions regarding medical treatment in the event
you are unable to make such decision due to mental or physical
limitations. A Florida Living Will may only be carried out when it
has been determined and legally documented that you are mentally and
physically incapacitated.
A Florida Living Will may also
identify under which circumstances medical treatment should be
suspended due to further treatment only prolonging an inevitable and
impending death The three circumstances which a doctor may suspend
medical treatment are:
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When you are in a persistent
vegetative state or brain dead.
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When there is a terminal
condition
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Or when you are in an end stage
condition which may not be terminal, but has essentially become
terminal due to how the condition has advanced.
We urge you to address elder law and estate
planning issues so that your choices are clearly defined relating to
circumstances which may occur while you are living, and in the event of
your passing.
If you require the legal advice and representation regarding
Living
Will
or
estate planning
issues in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Polk County and
Central Florida, we urge you to seek
the legal advice of an experienced Lakeland
Living
Will Attorney and
Lawyer. Contact
Cohen & Best, P.A.,
at
(863)
646-7636
or use our
online case submission
form
to schedule a confidential legal consultation.
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