Power of Attorney » Advanced Health Care Directive Legal Questions & Answers
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How does someone make preparations to donate organs upon death?
Sue wishes to donate some or all of her organs to science or an individual when she dies, but she is unsure of the procedure to make her wishes known in the event of her death. What are the the possible ways that Sue can document her decision to be an organ donor? 01/05/2007 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » AL #150 |
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How does someone revoke their wish to be an organ donor?
Sue made a decision to give an anatomical gift at her death, but she has recently changed her mind. How does someone revoke a decision to be an organ donor? 01/05/2007 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » AL #153 |
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Will a husband's wishes be followed over the adult children with the medical power of attorney?
If a women is married and she gives her medical power of attorney to her biological children, when it comes down to making life saving and treatment decisions, will the husband's wishes be followed over her adult children with the medical power of attorney? 02/09/2007 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » MS #617 |
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How Does a Health Care Surrogate Resign?
What responsibility does healthcare surrogate have if her brother is alcoholic and lives in poor conditions,does not take care of himself and will not let surrogate help him? How can healthcare surragate be relieved of responsibility and is she responsible for his physical and me... 05/13/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » FL #22100 |
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How do we care for an aunt who has dementia and will not sign a Power of Attorney?
My 83 year old aunt has dementia and will not let anyone in her house but my sister. She refuses to take her medication and will not let anyone have power of attorney. We (family) are worried something will happen to her requiring hospital or nursing care. She has enough funds to... 02/28/2009 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » NY #15396 |
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What Form Does a Doctor Use to State Incapacity of A Person?
My mother has Alzhiemers and was unable to have contaract surgery due to her inability to remember what she was to have done. She does have a durable POA w/ healthcare provisions prepared by a lawyer and signed by my mother. In that document it requires a her primary physician to... 08/28/2009 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » FL #18307 |
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Can an Advance Health Care Directive Require the Surrogate to Consult With Others?
In NJ, the principal (declarent) may direct the health care representative to consult with specified individuals including alternate designees, family members and friends in the course of the decision making process. Does this work under Florida law? 12/22/2009 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » NJ #20159 |
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How Do I Revoke a Living Will?
How does one revoke/cancel a DPA signed with witnesses related by blood/marriage to the declarant? Mom is in TX with sister who had her daughter & son-in-law sign as witnesses (2008dpa). Mom's previous DPA (2006) was correctly witnessed/notarized. Mom has been in ICU since... 02/09/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » TX #20871 |
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Can More Than one Person Be Appointed in a Health Care Power of Attorney in Indiana?
Is the person giving the Indiana Health Care Directive Power document allowed to give a directive document to more than one person or is the person restricted by law to just one person? 04/20/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » TX #21862 |
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Will a California Health Care Directive Be Recognized in Arizona?
I spend alot of time in Arizona. I would like to know if my California Medical Assocation's 'Advance Health Care Directive' would be honored if I should have life threatening illness while in the state of Arizona,including my 'DNR' wish. 07/06/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » CA #22604 |
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Can A Person have Two Health Care Powers of Attorney?
Can a person have 2 durable power of atty for health? If so, is, or will one, be able to supersede the other one's interpretation of the final wishes in determining the course of medical treatment. Or could one carry the weight of the final medical wishes to trump the other's st... 07/28/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » MI #22763 |
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Are Living Will Forms For One State Valid in Another State?
I now live in NM. In 1997, while living in MO, I drew up my living will and medical care statement, last will and testament, and durable power of attorney health care while living in MO so the forms that have addresses show my MO address. I'm wondering if these documents are v... 10/05/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » NM #23332 |
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Can a Patient Advocate be Required to Sign a DNR?
Patient advocate does not want mother to be resucitated in the event she stops breathing per her wishes but refuses to sign the statutory dnr form in michigan to declare this. She believes her patient advocate papers declare this but papers are not specific and do not state to no... 10/31/2010 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » MI #23523 |
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Can I Appoint My Son to Make Health Decisions for Me in Florida?
Female married 29 yrs, living with elderly father while husband lives his elderly mother. Husband has no relational or financial boundaries concerning his mother. Wife does not agree with husband's choices for health care/attendance for husband's mother. Wife does not trust hu... 03/19/2012 | Category » Advanced Health Care Directive State » FL #25636 |
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