Advance Directives In Oregon Estate Planning
It is always important to plan for the future. Your estate plan can do more than protect your legacy – you can also control your future medical care. One of the ways you can do that is by setting up an advance directive in your estate plan.
To learn more about how an advance directive can benefit your future and protect your medical care wishes, you should speak to one of our Springfield, Oregon, estate planning attorneys. We are here to help you with all of your estate planning needs.
What Can Advance Directives Do For Your Estate Plan?
An advance directive allows you to specify your future medical care if you cannot make decisions for yourself. In other words, if you are suffering from a physical or cognitive condition, your advance directive can guide family members and medical professionals on your end-of-life care preferences.
Some of the decisions you can outline in your advance directive include Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders and Do Not Intubate (DNI) orders. Our lawyers want to help ensure your wishes are honored.
How To Draft A Health Care Directive In Oregon
A health care directive outlines your preferences for end-of-life care and should include important information. Information you should consider including in your health care directive can include your health care representative – the person who makes decisions on your behalf.
You can also detail your health care instructions that your representative and medical professionals should follow. Our attorneys at Leahy Cox, LLP, can help you draft your first health care directive and make changes in the future.
Can Your Family Override Your Advance Directive?
Your end-of-life care wishes may not align with your family members. While your family members cannot, typically, override your advance directive, they could seek a court order to circumvent your wishes.
Our attorneys can help ensure your health care directive takes priority over your family member’s preferences when it comes to your future medical care.
Scheduled An Initial Consultation To Set Up Your Advance Directive
Drafting your health care directive begins by calling our Springfield, Oregon, firm and talking to our Leahy Cox, LLP, experienced estate planning attorneys. You can call today to schedule a free initial consultation at 541-357-9903 or contact us online.
