Health Care Directives

Question: How can I get my sister removed as my mom’s health care agent under her health care proxy? Response: That’s difficult because the presumption is that your mother chose who [...]

Question: If I spend my winters in Florida, should I have separate Florida estate planning documents? Response: As with many responses to legal questions, the answer is yes and no, one being the [...]

There can be a lot of confusion around health care directives and their various names, including: Living will Advance directive Health care proxy Health care power of attorney DNR MOLST [...]

Question: My 97-year-old aunt has lived in Hartford, CT, for the past 40 years, now in an assisted living facility. Her will and trust documents were drawn up in CT. If she were to move to a [...]

Do you have a durable power of attorney for health care, a living will, a health care proxy, a medical directive, a HIPAA release, a DNR or a MOLST? You may have more than one and they may [...]