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Advance Directive Form
Advance Directive Vs. Living Will
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A Living Will allows you to dictate whether to keep you alive artificially and if so, under what circumstances and what treatment you should receive. If you wish to donate any of your organs, you can also include instructions in your living will or fill out a separate Organ Donation Form.
Keep in mind that emergency health care providers outside of the hospital are required to use CPR to resuscitate you during an emergency. If you do not want CPR performed on you, in the state of Florida you can sign a Do Not Resuscitate Form. However, this form is legally valid only when printed on yellow paper before completing the form. Otherwise, emergency medical personnel are not required to honor the document.
The Designation of Health Care Surrogate allows you to name an adult that will speak on your behalf and make medical care decisions for you if your doctor determines you lack the physical or mental capacity to understand and willfully communicate your wishes. This is closely related to a Power of Attorney designation.
This is why it is very important to have an experienced estate planning attorney in Boca Raton assist you at The Berman Law Group. They can help ensure your Will in Florida does not have grounds to be challenged in court.
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