Advance Directives
Advance Directives include Health Care Surrogate Designation, Living Wills, and Powers of Attorney, and are instructions you provide for your loved and trusted ones, generally for situations if you are not able to make decisions for yourself.
A properly drafted Advance Health Care Directive will satisfy the need for surrogate decision-making in case in case of indisposition and individuals get to choose the person who will act on his or her behalf.
To find out more about how the experienced attorneys of Generations of Trust can assist you in establishing a living will, power of attorney or health care proxy, contact our offices today.
Living Will
Power of Attorney
The Power of Attorney is used to make financial decisions for you. In Florida, the Durable Power of Attorney is good when it is signed. A copy is a good as the original for a Power of Attorney. Therefore, your Power of Attorney must be a very trusted person. A consultation with an experienced attorney can help you decide who this Power of Attorney should be, how many Powers of Attorney you should have, and how you can retain some control of the document. At Generations of Trust, we will go over all of these options, and any “super powers” you might want to give your Power of Attorney.
Health Care Surrogate
The Health Care Surrogate is a document in which you designate a person (or persons) to make health care decisions for you. At your option, the surrogate can make decisions for you only when you are unable to make them for yourself, or the surrogate can make decisions for you even when you are able to make them for yourself. If you have any minor children, you can also now name a health care surrogate for your minor children. At Generations of Trust, we will go over any special instructions you wish for your surrogate to follow and include those instructions in your health care surrogate designation.
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