Health Care Directives

A California Health Care Directive (also known as an Advance Healthcare Directive or Healthcare Proxy) empowers you to choose who will make critical medical decisions for you and clearly communicate your healthcare wishes.

Maintain Control Over Your Medical Care: Ensure your values and preferences guide treatment decisions.
Choose a Trusted Advocate: Designate someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf.
Communicate Your End-of-Life Wishes Clearly: Provide guidance on critical care and life-sustaining treatment.
Reduce Stress and Burden on Your Loved Ones: Make difficult decisions easier for your family.
Plan for Unexpected Health Emergencies: Be prepared for unforeseen circumstances.

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Have You Thought About Who Would Make Critical Healthcare Decisions for You in an Emergency?

Accidents and unexpected illnesses can happen to anyone. Without a Health Care Directive, these crucial decisions could be left to family members who may be under immense stress and unsure of your wishes. Taking proactive steps now ensures your voice is heard and your preferences are respected.

Your Partner in Creating a Clear and Legally Binding Health Care Directive.

At Burrey Law Group, Inc., our experienced California estate planning attorneys understand the importance of having a comprehensive Health Care Directive in place. We provide clear guidance and expert assistance in creating a document that reflects your specific healthcare wishes and empowers your chosen agent.

Here’s how we help you through the process:

Understanding Your Healthcare Values: We’ll discuss your beliefs and preferences regarding medical treatment, end-of-life care, and other critical healthcare decisions.
Clearly Explaining Your Options: We’ll walk you through the different aspects of a Health Care Directive, including appointing an agent, specifying treatment preferences, and addressing organ donation.
Expertly Drafting Your Directive: Our attorneys will ensure your Health Care Directive is legally sound, clearly articulates your wishes, and complies with California law.
Guiding You Through Proper Execution: We’ll ensure your directive is signed and witnessed correctly, making it legally valid and enforceable.
Providing Peace of Mind: Knowing you have a Health Care Directive in place can provide significant comfort and security for you and your loved ones.

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It’s Easier Than You Think to Ensure Your Healthcare Wishes Are Respected.

Creating a Health Care Directive is a thoughtful and responsible step. We make the process clear, straightforward, and focused on your individual needs, empowering you to make informed decisions about your future healthcare.

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Questions to Consider When Preparing Your Health Care Directive

If you are preparing an advance health care directive, the following questions should assist you in making choices for your directive:

Who do I trust to serve as my health care proxy? Who do I believe will best follow my wishes and instructions or, in the alternative, who would make decisions on my behalf that I would make for myself?
Will my health care proxy be willing to serve? Will that person be available, physically or telephonically, to make decisions and give instructions?
When do I want my health care proxy’s authority to go into effect? Do I want my proxy to be authorized to make decisions even when I can still make those decisions for myself?
Do I want my health care providers to give life-prolonging treatment (such as life support or feeding tubes) or to take other extraordinary efforts to prolong my life if I have an incurable, terminal disease or condition, or if I likely will not wake up from an unconscious state? Do I want to use all reasonable medical treatments to prolong my physical life as long as possible?
Do I wish to receive hospice care at home or in a medical facility?
Do I want to receive relief from pain or discomfort, even if that pain treatment hastens my death?
Am I willing to donate organs, tissues or my body or body parts? Do I wish to impose any conditions on how my donated body parts may be used?
Who do I want to serve as my primary physician?
Who should I provide with a copy of my directive? Who should I communicate my instructions and preferences to including possibly my health care agent, my physician, other health care providers and/or other family members?
Do I want my directive to continue indefinitely until I revoke or replace it, or should I set an expiration date? Will I remember to replace and update my directive if it expires?

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Your Healthcare Wishes, Your Control:
Create a California Health Care Directive.

Understanding California Advance Health Care Form

Part 1: Power of Attorney for Health Care

Part 2: Instructions for Health Care

Part 3: Organ Donation

Part 4: Primary Physician

Questions to Consider When Preparing Your Health Care Directive

Frequently Asked Questions

How an Orinda Health Care Directive Attorney Can Help

Your Healthcare Wishes, Your Control: Create a California Health Care Directive.

Understanding California Advance Health Care Form

Part 1: Power of Attorney for Health Care

Part 2: Instructions for Health Care

Part 3: Organ Donation

Part 4: Primary Physician

Questions to Consider When Preparing Your Health Care Directive

Frequently Asked Questions

How an Orinda Health Care Directive Attorney Can Help

Your Healthcare Wishes, Your Control:
Create a California Health Care Directive.