What Is A Living Will?
Nov 24th, 2007 by Editor
When it comes to writing a Will, some people are a bit confused about a “normal” Will versus a “living” Will. Is a living Will alive? Absolutely not, but it does give you an idea what it means. By now, you would know that a Will is a legal document that states your final wishes when you are dead. A living Will on the other hand is a legal document which lets a person decide whether or not to be kept on artificial life support plus any other type of aggressive medical treatment to keep him or her alive.
A living Will functions in the event of serious accidents or sickness, leaving the person alive but incapable of making further decision on his or her medical care. This happens in the movie. A living Will is quite an important document and part of estate planning since with medical technology advancing, you could virtually put a person on life support forever while the person in no longer actually living life. This not only cause emotional and financial strain on family members.
Although this is a crucial part of estate planning, unfortunately, in some countries, there is no laws in place regarding living Wills. If your country have such laws, take full advantage of it. If your country don’t have such laws, then at the very least, make writing a normal Will a priority.