Week 3 : Advanced Health Care Directive; Conservatorship, Power of Attorney over Assets

Our third session is a discussion of a Conservatorship, Durable Power of Attorney (DPA) and the Advanced Health Care Directive (AHCD). It is my belief that this session is the most important because it is about your health and who will make decisions for you when you cannot. It motivates you to think about hospice care, quality of life issues, pain and burial preferences and much, much more. We highly recommend you look at ordering the “Your Way” booklet (2 free booklets per household — do recommend you make a donation) from the H.E.L.P. organization (http://www.help4srs.org/publications/yourway).

The DPA is an often abused document. The conservatorship is something to avoid. Avoidance is usually feasible if you have all your estate planning documents in order.

Outline:

Presentation Outline – Donna R. Bashaw

DPA, AHCD & Conservator Ken Wassner

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