[WSBAPT] Clients want to name children in Health Care Directive

[Heather deVrieze]

Why not couple the Health Care Directive with a Power of Attorney for health care decisions naming the children in that document?  I have also seen done, but not  done myself, a combined health care directive and power of attorney, in one document, indicating wishes, but directing child(ren) as agents to have the authority to interpret the health care directive.

I assume the children are adults.

Heather

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Colleagues,

First time issue for me.  Clients, non-native English speakers, want to put their children's names into a Health Care Directive to require physicians to consult with and get approval from the children before honoring the terms of the HCD.  I have tried to explain, in many different ways, why this is not appropriate, but I can't find any legal citation to support my explanation.

Anyone have suggestions?  I tried to suggest that under their Health Care POA, their children have a say in treatment/etc, but that the HCD is to be their choice.

Please let me know if you have suggestions.

Thanks,

Lisa

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