Advance Directives for Health Care
Some decisions are best not left until the end of life. One of these is to put safeguards in place regarding medical treatments you wish to receive or not receive in the event of serious injury or illness. Advance health care directives are the best way to make sure that your health care wishes are known and considered if for any reason you are unable to speak for yourself.
At Holstrom, Sissung, Marks & Anderson, we draft advance health care directives for families and individuals throughout Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. These legal instruments, along with the durable power of attorney, are essential parts of any good estate plan; they are also very affordable. In other words, there is no good reason not to have them.
For a free phone consultation — call any of our three Southern California office locations directly or schedule an appointment by contacting us online.
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California law allows you to do either, or both, of two things:
- First, you may appoint another person to be your health care agent. This person (who may also be known as your "attorney-in-fact") will have legal authority to make decisions about your medical care if you become unable to make these decisions for yourself.
- Second, you may write down your health care wishes in the advance health care directive form. For example, if you have a desire not to receive treatment that only prolongs the dying process if you are terminally ill — and you have an advance directive in place — your doctor and your agent must follow your instructions.
To learn more about advance directives or about any of the other estate planning services our lawyers provide — call any one of our office locations directly or contact us online.
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Orange County: (714) 408-7290 / (866) 586-8231
Riverside County: (951) 817-7665 / (866) 930-1949
San Bernardino County: (909) 327-2065 / (866) 331-9473
