Legal Question in Elder Law in Idaho

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What is the difference between a living will and a regular will


Asked on 9/27/06, 11:32 pm

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Richard Abraham Abraham & Bauer, LLC

Re: will

A living will is a component of an Advance Directive for Health Care in which the person signing the document, the Grantor determine what type of health care they want (if any) in the event of catastrophic health occurrences ie a major stroke form which form a medical perspective there is not reasonable expectation of recovery.

A will is the document an individual puts in place to make decisions after death ie who winds up their affairs, how are taxes paid occasioned by that persons demise, who receives etc

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Answered on 9/28/06, 8:21 am


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