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Do you know what a Living Will is?

After a Last Will and Testament, the most important legal document is a Living Will. I think it is of the utmost importance.

A Last Will and Testament is the document that is most familiar. This document states how your assets will be devised upon your passing. On the other hand, a Living Will determines how you will live at the end of your life.

Will you be on life support? Do you want to be given certain nourishment? Will you be given CPR if you already are in your end stages of an illness? You might think this document is just for you. And yes, with this document, you are determining your end-of-life stages. No one can override these decisions, not your spouse or children.

But this document is not just for you. From personal experience, I believe this document is really for your family. No one wants to have to decide whether their mother or father should live or die. That is a crushing decision for many children to make.

If you have a Living Will, however, your family does not have to make that decision they can’t. You have taken the guilt and stress of making such a decision out of their hands. By documenting your wishes and deciding your fate.

Our office prepares wills, living wills, medical directives, and powers of attorney, often as family packages. When you determine the right time to prepare these documents, we can help. We can help you determine which documents you need and which you may not need,

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  • Angel Kane - Kane Crowell Attorneys At Law - Family Law, Divorce, Elder Law

    ANGEL KANE has been practicing law since 1995. Angel was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and served as a judicial law clerk while in law school. A graduate of the University of Memphis Law School, Angel has practiced in Memphis and Lebanon, Tennessee.

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Document is for your family, What is a Living Will?, Will you be on life support?


Angel Kane

ANGEL KANE has been practicing law since 1995. Angel was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and served as a judicial law clerk while in law school. A graduate of the University of Memphis Law School, Angel has practiced in Memphis and Lebanon, Tennessee.