KIT Durable Power of Attorney. Living Will (Med POA), Last Will & Testament

Description

ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE
An advance healthcare directive, also known as
living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision
, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity. Another form is a specific type of
power of attorney
or
health care proxy
, in which the person authorizes someone to make decisions on their behalf when they are incapacitated. People are often encouraged to complete both documents to provide comprehensive guidance regarding their care, although they may be combined into a single form.
OURS IS A COMBINED FORM.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
A power of attorney is a very important estate planning tool.
A power of attorney allows a person you appoint -- your "attorney-in-fact" or agent -- to act in your place for financial or other purposes when and if you ever become incapacitated or if you can't act on your own behalf.
Your attorney-in-fact will have a lot of control over your finances. It is crucial that you trust him or her completely.
Durable
.
A durable power of attorney can be general or limited in scope, but it remains in effect after you become incapacitated. Without a durable power of attorney, if you become incapacitated, no one can represent you unless a court appoints a conservator or guardian. A durable power of attorney will remain in effect until your death - unless you rescind it while you are not incapacitated.
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT
A last will & testament is a legal document by which a person, the
testator
, expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed at death, and names one or more persons, the
executor
, to manage the
estate though
its final distribution.
After the testator has died, an application for probate
may be made in a
court with probate jurisdiction
to determine the validity of the will or wills that the testator may have created.
Statutes may provide requirements for a "self-proving" will (must be met during the execution of the will), in which case witness testimony may be forgone during probate. A “self proving” will generally includes two signatures of witnesses, not listed in the will, and a notary. Often there is a time limit, usually 30 days, in which a will must be admitted to probate. In some jurisdictions only an original will may be admitted to probate-even the most accurate photocopy will not suffice.
This is not for people with more than 0,000 in assets and more than one home.
These are paper fill in the blank documents. You will see instructions on how to fill out these documents, then the full documents. The instructions do not include all sections, they only include sections to be prepared by you.
TIPS:
Fill out the entire document, with the exception of signatures. Make copies. Sign and initial.
Your witnesses should not be a relative or anyone listed on the document, if witnesses are required.
Initial the bottom of each page, along with the notary and your witnesses, if notary and witnesses are required. It seems excessive, but we want to help you protect the choices you have made in this document.
We suggest BLUE ink for signatures and initials.
You cannot use White-Out or correction tape on any page. If you make a mistake, cross through the mistake and write the correction.
If you would like us to prepare your document, please let us know. We will set up a listing just for you.
Should you have any questions about the document, please contact us 10am-4pm Monday-Friday.
We mail documents folded (in half). You may make as many copies as you may need.
We are not attorneys and cannot offer legal
advice. Thank you!