Living Wills And Enduring Powers Of Attorney
Mark Fairweather & Rosy Border

About the series:
The Pocket Lawyer series is designed for members of the public who want ‘how to’ guidance in situations that would normally require expert advice.

Each title:

• Is written by experts in their field.
• Contains all the information you need in one book.
• Has an accessible and user-friendly layout and structure.
• Is supported by a companion website providing free updates and ready-to-use documents and letters.

About this title:

A living will is an advance refusal of medical treatment. It is used by people who have decided that they do not want their life to be prolonged artificially should they become incurably ill and incapable of communicating their wishes to doctors. If such an eventuality is a concern, and you would prefer to receive only basic care and be allowed to die with dignity, then you should make a living will. This book allows you to decide whether a living will is for you and offers a plain English living will to make your wishes known.

An Enduring Power of Attorney is the legal authority for someone you trust to handle your financial affairs if you become mentally incapable of doing so. If you do not grant an EPA, a court will step in and a stranger will control your affairs. This book shows you how to grant an EPA allowing those you trust to manage your affairs.

Forms And Letters
1. Draft living will
2. Signature clause unable to read
3. Signature clause unable to write
4. Signature clause unable to read and write
5. Living Wills WEBSITE

Useful Websites
1. British Medical Association
Living Wills information:
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/codeofpractice
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/consenttk2
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/advancestatements

2. British Medical Journal
3. The Voluntary Euthanasia Society
4. Natural Death Centre
5. Terrence Higgins Trust
6. Voluntary Euthanasia Society of London
7. Alzheimer’s Society
8. Age Concern England
9. Age Concern Scotland
10. Exit
Advice on end-of-life issues and living wills
11. First Do No Harm
12. Church of England
13. Public Guardianship Office
14. Office of the Public Guardian
15. The Scottish Executive
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
www.scotland.gov.uk/about/JD/CL/00016360/home.aspx
continuing attorneys and welfare attorneys
www.scotland.gov.uk/about/JD/CL/00016360/geninf.aspx
factsheet: Legal arrangements for managing financial affairs
www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/media/Factsheet _22.pdf