Your will needs a healthcare checkup

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Some people may think an estate plan only includes a will or trust, but a complete estate plan should also contain supplementary documents such as a Healthcare Directive. In Georgia, a Healthcare Directive is essentially what is called a Living Will or Medical Power of Attorney in other states. It is also called a medical proxy. A Healthcare Directive is important to your estate plan because it determines who gets to be your guardian if you are ever declared mentally

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incompetent and also determines whether you want life support in an emergency situation.

Advanced Healthcare Directives ensure that your choices for life and death aren’t determined by an arbitrary third party who doesn’t have your best interests at heart, and it also prevents family members from fighting each other on whether to give you life support. By making the hard decisions yourself and letting those who care about you know what your choices are beforehand, you can have peace of mind that no one will be forced to make a difficult choice for you.