Inexpensive, But Important Legal Documents- Attorney Richard La Belle part 2

Why you need a will (continued)
Part of a package, but, most importantly, it's best for you to make decisions, not a judge.
Living Will/ Advance Directives- take care of yourself, too.
Pre-need declarations of guardian.
Power of attorney- very useful.
It's better for you to make decisions about what you want, rather than others making decisions for you if you're not able to express yourself.
Terry Schiave Case- whole case was because she didn't have a living will and someone- a judge- had to decide what she would have wanted.
Why is this important? Because making these decisions is very, very rarely a decision to simply "pull the plug". It often involves withholding medications and/or food and water.

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