{"id":377328,"date":"2023-10-04T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrightlawidaho.com\/?p=377328"},"modified":"2023-11-28T23:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T23:04:19","slug":"a-simple-step-to-protect-your-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrightlawidaho.com\/a-simple-step-to-protect-your-family\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Step to Protect Your Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p class=\"p1\">A common thread of my columns is the need to \u201cplan when you can.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This stems from what I consider to be the first rule of proper estate planning . . . ensure you maintain control of your estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this case, \u201cestate\u201d does not mean just your possessions or \u201cstuff.\u201d It also means you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Should you become incapacitated, it is important that the decisions about you be based on your instructions, not the wishes others may have for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The most sobering example may be the person who is left completely incapacitated with no chance of recovery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Some call this a \u201cvegetative state\u201d or \u201cbrain dead.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you are in this condition, is it wise to force a loved one to decide what happens next?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Isn\u2019t your family already in the difficult position of coming to grips with your condition?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Is it fair to ask them to decide whether to keep you alive or let you go?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These are not just hypothetical situations for you or for me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I recall when a member of our extended family passed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He went in for surgery, but his body simply did not have the strength to recover. Although the surgery was not necessary for his immediate survival, he hoped the surgery would prolong his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Unfortunately, he soon lapsed into a coma, requiring life support.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was not long before a doctor came with the news no one wanted to hear.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Recovery was no longer an option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fortunately, this family member had in place a living will that instructed what would happen in this circumstance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>After giving the family a chance to gather, the doctor withdrew life support allowing for a peaceful passing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How much more difficult this situation would have been had family been expected to decide \u2013 and agree upon \u2013 what would happen and when.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Help protect your family from many of the difficult and traumatic decisions that result when there is no plan in place. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Come to a free, no obligation presentation and find out how simple it is to take control of your estate.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common thread of my columns is the need to \u201cplan when you can.\u201d\u00a0 This stems from what I consider to be the first rule of proper estate planning . . . ensure you maintain control of your estate. 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