Blutter & Blutter
Attorneys At Law
Plainview: (516) 433-7777 • Queens: (718) 529-7777
Toll Free: 800-864-9943
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Advanced Directives of Care

Since the contentious case of the comatose woman in Florida, there has been great interest in the preparation of advanced directives of Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Durable Power of Attorneys. Living wills are statements that inform the medical community that no extraordinary care is to be given to an individual when that person has reached a state of being permanently unconscious or is in a persistent vegetative state with no chance of recovery. The only care to be given is that which will alleviate pain and allow an individual to die with dignity, a good death. Blutter & Blutter will consult, prepare, and assist in the execution of this important and timely document.

Health Care Proxies are like medical powers of attorney. In this document, an individual appoints a person to handle all medical decisions if the patient is unable to speak or communicate for himself/herself. Basically the agent steps into the shoes of the patient if the patient is unable to communicate. Blutter & Blutter will consult, prepare, and assist in the execution of this document which is often done at the same time as the living will.

When preparing, consulting, and assisting in the execution of the living will and health care proxy, Blutter & Blutter understands and appreciates the sensitive nature of a person’s feelings when contemplating the end of life.

A Durable Power of Attorney permits an individual, the attorney-in-fact, to handle a variety of matters for another individual who is unable or unwilling to handle such matters himself/herself. The power of attorney is durable since it will survive the grantor’s incompetency. This document does not cover medical matters. Those issues are dealt with in living wills and health care proxies. Blutter & Blutter will consult and prepare and assist in the execution of these important documents that cover many transactions that a person will face in his/her lifetime.

Blutter & Blutter
Attorneys At Law
497 South Oyster Bay Road
Plainview, NY 11803
Plainview: (516) 433-7777 • Queens: (718) 529-7777
Toll Free: 800-864-9943
Fax: (516) 938-2915
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Blutter & Blutter represents clients throughout the New York City metro area, including Amityville, Bethpage, Brentwood, Brooklyn, East Meadow, Hempstead, Hicksville, Huntington, Islip, Levittown, Mineola, Patchogue, Plainview, Syosset, Valley Stream, Westbury, Queens, and Long Island. The firm also assists residents of Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens County, and Kings County, NY.