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Living Wills

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Living Wills

A living will (also known as A Desire for Natural Death in North Carolina) is a document that outlines your wishes about life support and feeding through tubes in the event you cannot speak for yourself. Even if you and your partner or family members have discussed your wishes, it’s important to create a living will so that you can ensure those wishes are carried out as you intend.

A living will is a sensitive document, one many find difficult to discuss. We have more than 30 years of experience in living wills and other areas of law and can talk you through, step by step.

Don’t force your family to guess and make difficult decisions about your treatment when you’re in the hospital. Creating a living will and letting your family know about it will help them during an emotional time and help ensure your wishes are followed.

Power of Attorney

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Power of Attorney

Whom do you trust to make life decisions for you? It’s challenging to prepare for a possible illness or the possibility of being incapacitated, but it can happen. If you can’t make decisions for yourself, whom do you trust to do so?

Giving someone the power of attorney ensures someone is there to write checks, sign official documents and handle other legal matters on your behalf.

There are many types of powers of attorney and many decisions to make about what type of power and how long that person has the power. Call the experienced attorneys at Kelly and West, who can guide you through creating a plan that fits your situation.

Revocable Living Trusts

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Revocable Living Trusts

A revocable living trust is a great estate planning tool and can help you and your family maintain your privacy, plan for your incompetency, plan for specific family situations, and make your estate easy to administer after your death.

This is the cheapest option in estate planning because you only have to pay a lawyer once to set up the trust versus paying a lawyer twice, once to draft a Will and then again to administer your estate after you die. Also, a trust is a must-have when planning for young children or when planning older children, if you want to provide for them after they reach 18 years old. A trust offers quite a few advantages over a simple Will and can be specifically tailored to fit your individual needs. Contact us to speak to a caring attorney who can discuss your needs with you and help you develop and implement a plan that’s right for you and your family.