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Professional Wills and Powers of Attorney Legal Services

Regardless of if you're in good health or not, it is important to have a plan for the future in case you fall ill or suffer from an injury that alters the state of your life. With the help of Knudsen Legal Services, we can help you understand and organize your living wills, powers of attorney, and health care proxies.

The idea of a living will is that it is a written statement that details your desires for medical treatment under circumstances where you can no longer express informed consent. This includes spelling out medical treatments you would and would not want, in addition to other medical preferences such as pain management and organ donation.

Additionally, assigning yourself a power of attorney means that you give someone else the authority to act for you in specified legal and financial matters. When you assign power of attorney to someone, you can choose how broad or limited the authority you give to that person is.

A concept that combines living wills and powers of attorney is a health care proxy. A health care proxy is a document that names someone to act as an agent for you in expressing your wishes and making health care decisions for you when you are no longer able to speak for yourself.

Making decisions regarding living wills, powers of attorney, and health care proxies are important because they affect key medical and financial factors in your life. To get a better understanding of these concepts and decide what options are best for you, contact the professionals at Knudsen Legal Services.

Call us today to learn more or to schedule a consultation. In addition to our everyday hours, we also offer evening and weekend appointments for your convenience.