Living Will What Is
What rights does a living will give a patient and what rights for the family?
Sadly, a family member is ill and important issues have arose; looking for good advice, suggestions & guidance. Makes me think about my own living trust and “what ifs” as a single mommy
First of all, living will and living trust are two different things. I think you mean living will here as in the title of your question (although in your question you typed “living trust”).
In a living will, you can instruct healthcare professionals as to what kind of treatment you wish to receive (or not receive) in case you cannot communicate effectively (ie. unable to talk, unable to hear, in a coma, or mentally unable to decide for yourself.) And you also designate a person/people (your parent, spouse, trusted friend, doctor….) to decide the kind of medical treatment for you in situations that were not specified/anticipated at the time the living will was made. If you don’t have a living will, most hospitals now give you a “healthcare directives” when you are about to have an operation so that in case you are not waking up from anesthesia, they would know what kind of medical treatment you wish or whom you designated to make that decision for you.
(living trust on the other hand is like a will (not living will), but you arrange a person or yourself(trustee) to hold the property you want to pass on someone whom you want to inherit the property (beneficiary). The property would be on the trustee’s possession while you are still alive (that’s why it’s called living trust). while in a will, the property only passes on after your death.
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