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Connecticut Estate Planning FAQs

  • Q: Do I Have The Right To Make Health Care Decisions?
    A: Yes. Adult patients in Connecticut have the right to determine what, if any, medical treatment they will receive. As a capable adult, you may agree to treatment that … More
  • Q: Do I Have The Right To Information Needed To Make A Health Care Decision?
    A: Yes. Physicians have the responsibility to provide patients with information that can help them to make a decision. Your physician will explain what treatments may … More
  • Q: What Is An Advance Directive?
    A: An advance directive is a legal document through which you may provide your directions or wishes as to your medical care. It is used when you are unable to make or … More
  • Q: Must I Have An Advance Directive?
    A: No. You do not have to make a living will or other type of advance directive to receive medical care or to be admitted to a hospital, nursing home or other health care … More
  • Q: What Is A Living Will?
    A: A living will is a document that states whether you wish to have administered life sustaining procedures or treatment should you be in a terminal condition or … More
  • Q: What Is A Life Support System?
    A: A "life support system" is a form of treatment that only delays the time of your death or maintains you in a state of permanent unconsciousness. Life support systems … More
  • Q: Will I Receive Medication For Pain If I Have A Living Will?
    A: Yes. A living will does not affect the provision of pain medication or care designed solely to maintain your physical comfort (for example, care designed to maintain … More
  • Q: What Is A Health Care Agent?
    A: A health care agent is a person whom you authorize in writing to convey your wishes concerning whether you wish to withhold or withdraw life support systems. The agent … More
  • Q: What Is An Attorney-In-Fact For Health Care Decisions?
    A: An attorney-­in-­fact for health care decisions is a person whom you name in a document called a durable power of attorney, to make medical decisions other … More
  • Q: What Is A Conservator?
    A: A "conservator of the person" is someone appointed by the Probate Court when the Court finds that a person is incapable of caring for himself/herself including the … More
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