Create a living will and more with all the forms and information California families need.

Living Wills & Powers of Attorney for California helps families avoid legal problems if they ever become unable to make health care or financial decisions for themselves. Step by step, it takes readers through the creation of a:

• Living Will (known as an "Advance Health Care Directive")
• Durable Power of Attorney for Finance
• Do Not Resuscitate Order

You'll also get a wallet card you can use to alert others to the existence of your advance directive, plus forms you can use if you ever want to revise or revoke a document.

This fully updated edition of Living Wills & Powers of Attorney for California offers all-new material to walk you through the intricacies of planning final arrangements, along with expanded information on making difficult medical choices. Plus, your pets will be able to get the care they need in an emergency with the updated durable financial power of attorney.

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Critical Update Available: Effective January 1, 2015, California notary certificates have changed. After purchase, please visit the link provided in your book to download the most recent forms for California.

“Seeing a loved one become incapacitated is hard enough. This guide will provide some peace of mind for family members through trying times.”-Mark Reagan, Health Care Attorney