If you are concerned that there may come a day when you are seriously ill and a decision will need to be made about receiving treatment that you may not want, for example to prolong artificially your life, then a Living Will is the place where you can set out your views and know that they will be taken account of at the appropriate time.
A Living Will is not actually a will at all – although it is often referred to as one. It is, instead, a statement which sets out your wishes as to how you would, or would not, like to be treated in the event that you are unable to make decisions about your treatment at the some point in the future. It will only come into effect if you are no longer able to make decisions yourself. It can be used so that you can let others know:
To be valid, it must comply with the various legal requirements set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and, in particular, must be signed by you whilst you have mentally capable to do so in the presence of a witness and must contain the appropriate information to make your wishes known.
YourWill lets you to create a Living Will simply and cost-effectively.
As with all other YourWill online documents from Richard Nelson LLP you have the option of creating a Living Will:
In the event that you require significant extra work to be done, we will provide you with a quote for the additional work.
For more information about Living Wills see the YourWill Living Will Factsheet or download the factsheet as a pdf file by clicking on the image below
