An individual can use an Advance Medical Directive to specify the manner of care during serious medical procedures or during end-of-life care.
At the law office of Carluzzo Rochkind & Smith, P.C., our estate planning lawyers have extensive experience creating Advanced Medical Directives for families in Manassas, Prince William, Manassas Park, Gainesville, Haymarket, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dumfries, Bristow, Warrenton, Centreville, Fairfax, Stafford, Chantilly, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Herndon, Reston, Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington, and throughout Northern Virginia.
An Advance Medical Directive allows an individual to avoid having a guardian of the person appointed in the event the individual becomes incapacitated. The process of obtaining a court order appointing a guardian for an incapacitated individual can be costly and time consuming.
It is important for the individual to specify the manner in which he or she would like to be cared for during the end-of-life. By expressing one’s wishes and desires regarding end-of-life care, an individual can avoid a prolonged period of hospitalization when the individual is comatose, and not able to make choices regarding their own terror at that time.
Broad powers may be granted to the agent pursuant to an Advance Medical Directive.
If you are doing your estate planning, please contact our experienced Advance Medical Directive lawyers online or by calling us at 703-361-0776.
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Northern Virginia, including Manassas, Prince William, Manassas Park, Gainesville, Haymarket, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dumfries, Bristow, Warrenton, Centreville, Fairfax, Stafford, Chantilly, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Herndon, Reston, Alexandria, Annandale, and Arlington.
