Rhode Island Living Will Attorney

Living Wills generally come in to play during a stressful and traumatic time for your loved ones. Having your living will prepared by a professional attorney ahead of time will help ease the burden of tough decisions on your family members.

A Living Will allows you to state your wishes regarding treatment if you have a terminal illness or are permanently unconscious.

What A Living Will Is And Is Not

In general, a living will is used to indicate if you want certain medical treatment withheld or withdrawn in order to allow a more natural death if the treatment is merely prolonging the dying process or there is no hope of recovery. A typical living will is generally more limited than an advance health care directive or health care power of attorney. A typical living will only provides directions to be followed if you are terminally ill and expected to die relatively soon, or you are permanently unconscious. Additionally, a typical living will does not provide the opportunity to designate an agent to make health care decisions for you in the future.

Why You Should Use An Attorney

An experienced estate attorney such as Jared Tomassi can help you decide which paperwork is necessary for your situation. Be it a Living Will, Health Care Power of Attorney, or a Health Care Advanced directive. A law firm that has knowledge across all fields of estate planning can explain all of your options to you and help you to choose the best fit.

Laws on these documents can vary from state to state. This is why it is important to find an attorney who is versed in the laws of estate planning in Rhode Island to assist you in drafting your Living Will, Health Care Power of Attorney, or Health Care Advanced directive.

To find out more about how Tomassi Law Associates can assist you with your health care wishes Call Us Today at 1-401-255-5133 or contact us on the web.