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Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Law for the lay person
It won't happen to me.
I'm too busy to worry about a living will.
My family will know what to do.
No one wants to plan for death or incapacitating illness. But,
as the emotional legal battle in the Terri Schiavo case made all
too clear, people of all ages need to document and communicate
clear decisions about the final details of their lives while they
are healthy and have time to fully consider their own values and
preferences.
Here, Drs. David Doukas and William Reichel help individuals
make decisions and communicate their wishes to health care
providers and family members and other loved ones.
Drs. Doukas and Reichel use a question-and-answer format to
guide readers through the process -- emphasizing the crucial
connection between values and treatment preferences. They explain
advance directives and the health care decision-making process,
including the values history, family covenants, proxies, and proxy
negation. The appendix includes resources and Web links for
learning about advance directive requirements and obtaining legal
forms in all fifty states.
This practical guide helps people navigate the important but
often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an
uncertain future.
Going through a divorce is always tough, but when a child with
special needs is involved it can be especially challenging. This
book takes a clear and comprehensive look at every aspect of the
legal divorce process, and addresses all of the legal issues that
divorcing parents of children with special needs face. The author
guides parents through the initial hurdles of choosing the right
lawyer for their case, and explains exactly how to work with them
to achieve the best possible outcome for all concerned. From
agreeing upon child custody arrangements that meet the particular
needs of the child, to making provision for child support payments,
gathering together the documentation needed to prove a case, and
dealing with financial issues such as debts and property
distribution, no aspect of divorce is left uncovered. A set of
checklists is included to ensure that parents consider everything
they need to, and the book concludes with a useful list of further
resources. Written by an experienced family lawyer who went through
her own divorce when her son, who has autism, was six, this book
offers much-needed guidance to divorcing parents of children with a
variety of special needs.
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