Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

i am my moms health proxy she can not comunicate due to 2 strokes and a family member is encouraging her to refuse treatment what can i do


Asked on 10/06/11, 10:23 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

If she is able to refuse treatment, your services as health care proxy should not be needed. A doctor will assess her ability to make and communicate health care decisions.

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Answered on 10/07/11, 8:23 am

You are able to exercise the Medical Proxy only if she is unable or not competent to make her own medical decisions. If you feel she is not competent to make the decisions and her physician agrees, then you can seek to have someone appointed as her guardian,'

Otherwise, you can only suggest that such a decision is wrong.

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Answered on 10/07/11, 9:03 am


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