Central Jersey Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties.

Central Jersey Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties.

為什麼你應該有生前預囑 – Why Should You Have a Living Will

by CJLS | Dec 13, 2024 | Family-Chinese

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您可能聽說過或親身經歷過,您的家人或朋友面臨或遭受您沒有生前預囑(Living Will)或臨終遺囑 (Last Will and Testament) 的事實,導致護理人員、醫生或其他人決定您的醫療治療而不是你自己。您的資產也不會依照您的意願處理。當您因疾病或事故而失去知覺時,通常會發生這種情況,為避免這種情況發生,您需要了解以下一些重要事項。

什麼是生前預囑 (Living Will)?生前預囑,也稱為“醫療保健指示” (Healthcare Directive) 或 “預立指示” (Advance Directive),是一份法律文件,可讓您讓負責您的醫療保健的人知道您的臨終願望 (End-of-Life Wishes)。 它用於確保負責您的醫療護理的人知道在您無法自己表達或傳達您的意願時您希望如何得到護理.

那臨終願望是什麼意思呢?臨終願望是一個術語,用來描述您希望在生命的最後階段接受治療和護理的願望。

生前預囑和臨終遺囑有什麼區別呢?臨終遺囑是用於告知其他人您希望在您去世後如何分配您的資 產。 另一方面, 生前預囑是用來告訴他人,當您還活著並且面臨死亡的可能性但卻無法為自己說話時,您希望如何被照顧。 臨終遺囑在死亡後生效,而生前預囑在死亡時終止並且不再具有執行力。它僅在您活著時才有效; 因此,它被稱為“生前”預囑。

授權書(Power of Attorney簡稱POA)是否允許其他人代表我發言?是的,但通常不涉及醫療保健問題。 一份POA允許某人代表您就財務和法律事務發言。 除非包含生前預囑,否則它不涵蓋臨終願望。

為什麼您該有生前預囑?生前預囑不會剝奪您處理特定臨終願望的能力。 如果您有生前預囑,屆時您仍然可以自由表達您的醫療保健願望。 您仍然有權就您的醫療護理和治療做出決定。但是,如果您在精神上或身體上變得無行為能力並且無法為自己行事,沒有生前預囑,沒有人會知道您希望為您的護理周圍環境做出什麼決定。 您的親人或醫生可能會陷入困境,在不真正瞭解您的願望的情況下做出改變生命或結束生命的決定。

如果我沒有疾病或健康的問題,我真的需要設立生前預囑嗎? (什麼時候應該設立授權書?)即使您沒有疾病或嚴重的健康問題,擁有生前預囑也可以作為預防意外事件的保障,這些事件可能導致需要採取心肺復甦術(Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 簡稱CPR)等維持生命的措施。

那您決定要設立生前預囑,您該做什麼?確保您擁有一份您理解並滿足您所有臨終願望的生前預囑的最佳方法是由律師起草和執行。讓律師協助您促進這個過程有助於確保您對在生命的最後階段所提供給您的護理充滿信心。在確定您的臨終願望時,律師可以就您應該考慮的所有因素向您提供建議。

如果您正在尋找一位律師來協助您完成生前預囑,請致電中部澤西法律服務處  (732) 249-7600.  請至我們的網站查看我們服務的更多資訊https://centraljerseylegalservices.org/

中部澤西法律服務處(Central Jersey Legal Services 簡稱CJLS) 專為低收入家庭和老年人提供免費民事法律援助。如果您有房東房客糾紛、家庭暴力、社會福利、消費等問題,請撥打732-249-7600。我們有會說中文的工作人員為您服務。

(撰文時間: 2024年12月10日)

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