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• Guardianships
• Medicaid Planning
• Special and Supplemental Needs Trusts
• Elder Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Advance Directives

New York City Power of Attorney

Planning for the future can be complex and emotionally draining. An experienced and compassionate attorney can make this process efficient and satisfying. The Law Offices of Andrea Lowenthal, PLLC handles Advance Directives for clients. Advance Directives is a term that covers many types of documents, all of which are intended to protect you and your family. These documents will give you the comfort of knowing that your decisions will be respected.

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I take a vested interest in helping you to plan for your own care or the care of your loved ones. Contact my office via e-mail or call me today at 877-633-1119 to discuss your Advance Directives needs with a compassionate and caring lawyer.

Advanced Directives - Types of Documents

• Power of Attorney: a power of attorney allows you to determine who you want to serve as your agent when you cannot make your own decisions. There are different types of powers of attorney, including limited or general, durable or springing, as well as other types. These can be financial or other personal decisions, but this is not used for making medical decisions (see Health Care Proxy/Living Will). For more information about powers of attorney, please visit my Frequently Asked Questions page. 
• Health Care Proxy: a health care proxy allows you to choose who will be permitted to make health care decisions for you if you not able to make those decisions yourself. This enables you to appoint someone you know and trust to make these important decisions when you are incapacitated. For more information about health care proxies, please visit my Frequently Asked Questions page.
• Living Will: a living will is a document that gives directions to your health care proxy as to how you should be cared for when you are not able to make those decisions. However, it also requires that you be suffering from a condition that you are, in all respects, not likely to survive or survive under conditions that you deem unacceptable (life support, ventilator, etc.). This document clearly expresses your wishes in those situations and instructs your health care proxy on the actions you want taken. For more information, pleaes visit my Frequently Asked Questions page.
• Designation of Agent for Remains and Funeral Arrangements: New York State permits you to designate a specific person to have control over the disposition of your remains. The reason for making this document separate from your will is that your will may not be discovered or read immediately upon your death, meaning that your wishes for burial or other arrangements may not be known. This document lets you give specific instructions for your remains and your funeral and/or burial arrangements. For more information, please visit my Frequently Asked Questions page.

As you can see, there are many types of legal documents that can be used to create your plan for the future of your medical and financial well being. Contact me today to discuss your plans and I will help you create the Advanced Directives that are best for your needs.