Living Will

In Wisconsin this is referred to as a Declaration to PhysiciansSee Living Will. and is used to provide very limit directions to a doctor with respect to certain health care matters if the creator of the document is incapacitated. This is not a replacement for a Power of Attorney for Health CareA document that authorizes a person, called an agent, to make health care decisions in the event that the person creating the document becomes incapacitated and can no longer make his or her health care decisions. A power of attorney for health care should also set-forth desires on the use or non-use of artificial equipment and feeding tubes in the event that the creator becomes incapacitated. as this form is too limited in scope and willA written document that sets forth and names the personal representative who will be in charge of overseeing the probate process and names the specific bequest and residual beneficiaries of property who are to receive and inherit assets and property through probate. A Will does not avoid probate, and must be properly drafted and executed to be legal. A Will can also avoid the use of a surety bond in many instances and can help utilize an “informal” Wisconsin probate process if it has the proper clauses and attestation clause. not avoid the need for a guardianship in Wisconsin. A living WillIn Wisconsin this is referred to as a Declaration to Physicians and is used to provide very limit directions to a doctor with respect to certain health care matters if the creator of the document is incapacitated. This is not a replacement for a Power of Attorney for Health Care as this form is too limited in scope and will not avoid the need for a guardianship in Wisconsin. A living Will is not a Trust and is not a Last Will and Testament. is not a TrustThe arrangement creating the legal ownership of assets by a trustee for the benefit of the Settlor and/or other beneficiaries. and is not a Last Will and TestamentSee Will..