Health Care Documents
Advance Directives for Health Care
Advance Directives for Health Care
In General
There are a variety of situations in which other people may make decisions for you.
Elder Law includes a wide range of subjects, including matters relating to Medicaid, including asset protection, Medicaid spend down, look back periods, avoiding or dealing with disqualification for Medicaid, and planning for a situation where one spouse needs to enter long term care, but the other may be able to remain in the home.
Generally once one spouse has qualified for Medicaid, there will be a need for the other spouse to re-do their estate and incapacity planning.
Sometimes there is a concern that someone should NOT be notified that a guardianship or a conservatorship is being sought for a person.
For example, there may be a sibling or an adult child with whom the person has fallen out, or from whom the person is estranged.
In Oregon, there are certain statutes and conventions which funeral directors, hospitals, and others look to in determining who can make decisions concerning funerals and the disposition of a body after a person dies.
Generally, it is very difficult to move forward with health care if a person is no longer able to direct their own health care if there is not a valid Advance Directive for Health Care in place.
Some people wonder whether a Will is worthwhile, and worry about the cost.
Others wonder why they need a Will at all.
The form of Advance Directives for Health Care in Oregon is set forth in statute.
In other states, Advance Directives for Health Care are sometimes called Living Wills, or Health Care Powers of Attorney.
After a divorce is completed, there is usually still a lot of work to be done.