Plainfield, Illinois Power of Attorney for Healthcare Lawyers

Experienced Estate Planning Lawyers for Creating a Health Care Power of Attorney in Plainfield

Many people have anxieties about health care as they age. You may be worried about who will make medical decisions on your behalf if you ever become seriously ill and unable to communicate your own wishes. By setting up a medical power of attorney (POA), you can take comfort knowing that your wishes will be followed by health care providers. A DuPage County estate planning lawyer can assist you with the process of drafting this important document while listening to your concerns.

At the Davi Law Group, we are qualified to help with important matters related to estate planning. Our attorneys can sit down with you to discuss your plans if you ever become incapacitated.

What is a Power of Attorney?

A power of attorney is a document that gives somebody else the authority to make decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated. These important decisions can include not only medical decisions, but financial decisions as well. You can appoint one person to handle both medical and financial powers of attorney, or choose two separate people to handle both.

Creating a power of attorney is an important part of any estate plan and can be used in conjunction with a living will. Our attorneys are qualified estate planners and will help you thoroughly explore your options and analyze your circumstances to arrive at the best possible solution. The Davi Law Group is committed to providing personal service to help you make sound decisions for your future. We will guide you to make sure that your paperwork is properly witnessed, signed and contains the appropriate legal language.

Advising Clients on Health Care Options

There are many issues to consider when creating an effective, comprehensive estate plan. You want a plan that provides for you while you are living, handles important matters in the event of your incapacitation and provides for your beneficiaries with the least amount of interference.

You have the right to appoint the agent and you should consider your selection carefully. Your appointed agent will be responsible for:

• Carrying out your desires fully
• Acting in good faith for your best interest
• Recording all actions conducted on your behalf
• Accounting for finances for health-related decisions
• Retaining all necessary paperwork
• Supporting the terms of your estate plan
• Cooperating with health care practitioners

Your agent and any other appointed executors or trustees will work together to ensure that your plans are handled in the manner you prescribe, so choose them wisely.

What Is a Living Will?

A living will is a legal document that is often used in conjunction with a health care power of attorney. This document allows you to specify your preference for medical treatments at the end of your life, particularly whether you want to submit to life-extending treatments. A living will is only valid in Illinois if it is signed in the presence of two witnesses who are not beneficiaries of your estate. At the Davi Law Group, we can walk you through the steps of creating a valid living will and power of attorney.

The person named in your health care POA should be made aware of your living will to ensure that your wishes are respected.

Contact a Plainfield, IL Advance Healthcare Directive Attorney

Contact our Plainfield estate planning lawyers to get started with creating a power of attorney for health care today. We offer free in-person consultations to get to know our attorneys and reasonably-priced consultations to discuss your specific needs. Should you retain us as your counsel, financing options are available. From our offices in Wheaton, Naperville, Plainfield, Joliet, and downtown Chicago, we serve clients in DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall, and Cook Counties.