Living Will:A Living Will is not a will at all. A living Will does not deal with the assets. If a person becomes permanently unconscious what are the treatments to be done by the doctor in such a situation can be decided by writing a living Will. You can write a living will by appointing a durable power of attorney to act on behalf you, incase you become permanently unconscious or become incapacitated due to illness. You must take care to see that the durable power of attorney is a trustworthy person. In a Living Will you can mention about the treatments to be given when you become unconscious. If a person falls permanently unconscious, doctors may not be in a position to predict the death of such person. The doctors may feel that the person cannot recover back. Some people may not like to lead such a life in coma, for e.g. the feeding will be given by way of test tube, etc. You can draft a living will, deciding what you can do in such a situation. Some people may like to donate their eyes after they die. Such people can draft a living will stating that they like to donate their eyes, and whom it must be donated, the purpose of such donation, and who is their durable power of attorney to carry out the work. Consult an experienced attorney to draft a Living Will. |
