<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello Laura,<div><br></div><div>I do not know if this fulfills your need, but what I have done for clients in the past who want their Healthcare POA to make the decisions re. advanced healthcare directive, I have added the following to the advanced healthcare directive document:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(      ) 
If I initial here I DECLINE to make a decision and leave the decision to
my Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Laurel Brown</span></p></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 3:23 PM Laura Latta <<a href="mailto:laura@lauralatta.com">laura@lauralatta.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello Listmates,<div>I've had a request that's a first for me, but not unreasonable. Client wants their healthcare directive to be contingent on the client's spouse being unavailable (predeceased or also incapacitated). Meaning that if the spouse (named as agent in a medical power of attorney) is able to serve in that capacity, the health care directive is not effective and all decisions are up to the spouse.</div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone done this before? What are some legal or practical pitfalls to consider? Does anyone have language to this effect they would be willing to share? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance for your thoughts and expertise.</div><div><br></div><div>Warmly,</div><div>Laura<br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#45818e"><b>Laura Latta<br>Law Office of Laura Latta PLLC</b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666">she/her</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Phone (206) 841-2344</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666"><a href="http://www.LauraLatta.com" target="_blank">www.LauraLatta.com</a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">PO Box 82356</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Kenmore, WA 98028</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#134f5c"><u></u> </font><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#444444">NOTICE:  This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying it or disclosing its contents to others.</font></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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