Attorney for Personal Care

Your Wish is my Command

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A guardian or attorney for personal care has a duty to make decisions in accordance with an incapable person’s wishes or instructions as they were when the person was capable. The guardian or attorney also has an obligation to try and ascertain such wishes and instructions. If it is impossible to ascertain someone’s wishes, the guardian or attorney must make decisions that are in the person’s best interests.[1] However, even….

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Attorney for Personal Care = Big Responsibility

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My colleague Dr. Shulman in his July 30, 2019 blog “What an Attorney for Personal Care Can Do” described the roles of the substitute decision maker and the very important part they play in ensuring their loved one’s wellbeing. I have used ‘loved one’ but actually in many cases, the individual chosen is not a family member and love may not be part of the equation at all. It is….

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Pre-arranging for Personal Care: Take Two

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Thank you Sally Lee for your blog last week titled ‘Pre-arranging for Personal Care’. My colleague  has discussed such an important topic and it is one that  I feel strongly about.   I felt this blog spoke to me directly as a ‘care service provider’ and as a resource to  women such as Jane, and to advisors in the estates and wealth management worlds, I felt I had to continue the….

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