Toledo Last Will and Living Will Attorney

Toledo Lawyer, Daniel G. Camick provides professional Last Will and Testament and Living Will Attorney legal services in Toledo, Sylvania, Maumee, Oregon, Perrysburg, Lucas County, Wood County, and surrounding Northwest Ohio Areas.

Call 419.843.4499 about your Last Will and Testament and/or Living Will legal needs.

Living Will

A Living Will is a legal document which declares your wishes regarding life-sustaining medical treatment, nutrition, and hydration by artificially or technologically supplied means, and other medical treatment decisions based upon specific medical conditions, specific medical scenarios, terminal illnesses, or medical situations that are deemed to lead to terminal illnesses or conditions.

A living will only be implemented if you are in a terminal condition, in a permanently unconscious state, or are medically deemed unable to make current medical decisions on your own behalf, due to your current mental state.

A Living Will may identify under which circumstances medical treatment should be suspended due to further treatment only prolonging an inevitable and impending death.

The three circumstances which a doctor may suspend medical treatment are:

• When you are in a persistent vegetative state or brain dead;
  
  
• When there is a terminal condition;
  
  
• Or when you are in an end-stage condition which may not be terminal but has essentially become terminal due to how the condition has advanced.
  
  

A "permanently unconscious state" is defined as an irreversible condition in which you are permanently unaware of your surroundings, or mental & physical state. To be legally deemed in a permanently unconscious state, your physician and one other physician must examine you and agree that the total loss of higher brain function has rendered you unable to feel pain or suffering.

A living will is an important tool to aid your loved ones in ensuring your intentions are clear regarding medical treatment based upon specific conditions and circumstances. Having a current living will provide your family the opportunity to know your wishes, while providing them some level of solace during a difficult time, knowing you are receiving treatment in the manner which you have consciously chosen.

Last Will and Testament

A Last Will and Testament, commonly referred to as a "Will", is an official legal document which is drafted to provide your final instructions and wishes relating to how your property and assets are to be distributed in the event of your passing.

An individual who has a "will" is able to legally change their last will and testament as many times as they desire, providing they are of sound mind and are not under the control of drugs or other substances which may impair their judgment for making responsible decisions.

Depending upon the size of your estate, and individuals or organizations which may be affected by your passing, a last will and testament typically address issues such as:

• Your wishes concerning guardianship of your minor children or mentally / physically incapacitated dependents after your death;
  
  
• Liquidated assets;
  
  
• Your home, land, and other property;
  
  
• Your motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, and other possessions;
  
  
• Benefits of insurance policies;
  
  
• Furniture, boats, and other items of value;
  
  
• Your investment portfolio, and shares of stock;
  
  
• Jewelry, artwork, and so on.
  
  

No matter how well an individual's last will and testament may be drafted, any family member or directly affected individuals may choose to contest the will. Common factors of which may lead to the last will and testament dispute may include what is perceived as an unfair distribution of assets or property, or situations in which family members who have been estranged for many years may suddenly question being left out of the dispersal of assets.

Other reasons a last will and testament may be disputed include, but are not limited to:

• A suspected act of forgery;
  
  
• An accusation of undue influence;
  
  
• Questioning the mental state of the deceased at the time of drafting or amending the will;
  
  
• Or other types of claims which may warrant an action of a contested will in probate.
  
  

If you need to draft, amend, or address issues relating to your Last Will and Testament or Living Will, make sure your legal rights are protected.

Call 419.843.4499 to Schedule a Confidential Legal Consultation with Toledo and Northwest Ohio Last Will and Testament and Living Will Lawyer, Daniel G. Camick.

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