There has been a heightened awareness of estate planning, living wills, and perhaps living trusts in the US because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, this knowledge is not translating into estate planning action. No matter your age or asset level,…
The living will is a legal document that describes your medical preferences if you can’t make those decisions for yourself. Incapacity can happen for many reasons, including an accident, an illness rendering you too sick to communicate, dementia, anesthesia, a…
Living wills are not used to distribute assets after death like last wills and testaments. Instead, it is a mechanism to communicate to your family and doctors how you want medical care conducted when you aren’t able. Your living will…