Writing a Living Will: Using a Durable Power-Of-Attorney

by George J. Alexander

Overview

What is a living will? Why would anyone need one? What are the advantages of having one? How does a person make one? The answer to these and other questions concerning the struggle of people, especially the elderly, to keep from being overwhelmed by others who would manage their health and property can be found in Writing a Living Will. Written for the educated layperson who is interested and concerned about his/her own health care future and the health care future of loved ones, this book will also be a useful reference to the legal profession in determining legal options in health care issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275928018
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/01/1987
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

GEORGE J. ALEXANDER is Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
What Happens When We Lose Legal Control Over Our Lives
The Need to Plan
The Mass Solution: How the State Treats Incompetency
Conventional Private Plans: Poor Man's Wills, Living Trusts, and Informal Solution
Taking Control: The Living Will
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
About the Author