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2. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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   The Five Wishes. Wishes 1 and 2 are both legal documents. Once signed, they meet the legal requirements for an advance directive in the states listed below. Wishes 3, 4, and 5 are unique to Five Wishes, in that they address matters of comfort care, spirituality, forgiveness, and final wishes. Wish 1: "The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions ...

3. Power of attorney - Wikipedia

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   Power of attorney. A power of attorney (POA) or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs (which may be financial or regarding health and welfare), business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the principal, grantor, or donor (of the power).

4. A guide to power of attorney for elderly parents - AOL

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   Medical Power of Attorney: A medical power of attorney, also called health care proxy, gives an agent the right to make decisions about the principal's health care. This type of POA is needed for ...

5. Healthcare proxy - Wikipedia

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   Healthcare proxy. In the field of medicine, a healthcare proxy (commonly referred to as HCP) is a document (legal instrument) with which a patient (primary individual) appoints an agent to legally make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient, when the patient is incapable of making and executing the healthcare decisions stipulated in the ...

6. Lasting power of attorney - Wikipedia

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   A Lasting Power of Attorney is made by filling in a form in a prescribed manner, signed and witnessed in a prescribed order. There is a Web site [ 9 ] which allows data to be filled in, and provides a filled-in form ready to be signed and witnessed in printable PDF format.

7. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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   For example, an estate plan may include a healthcare proxy, durable power of attorney, and living will. After widespread litigation and media coverage surrounding the Terri Schiavo case, estate planning attorneys often advise clients to also create a living will, which is a form of an advance directive. Specific final arrangements, such as ...