http://resources.lawinfo.com/rss/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/index.html LawInfo provides Free Idaho Estate Planning FAQs to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-is-palliative-care.html In recent years, many hospice care programs added "palliative care" to their names to reflect the range of care and services they provide. Hospice care and palliative care share the same core values and philosophies. Idaho Estate Planning FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-is-palliative-care.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-is-do-not-resuscitate-comfort-one-dnr.html Comfort One (DNR) is a program offered by the State of Idaho Emergency Medical Services Bureau. This program gives terminally ill persons who are not hospital in­patients an opportunity to limit their treatment by Emergency Medical Services in a medical emergency. Idaho Estate Planning FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-is-do-not-resuscitate-comfort-one-dnr.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/how-can-i-make-it-known-that-i-want-to-donate.html A designation can be put on your driver's license that indicates that you are willing to be a tissue and/or organ donor. This is an excellent first step. However, it is your next of kin who will be making that decision on your behalf when you die, so you need to talk about your wishes and put it in writing. In addition to organs (heart, kidneys, liver), various tissues can be donated also. Skin tissue can be used for burn victims and cartilage and bone is used in reconstructive orthopedic and or Idaho Estate Planning FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/how-can-i-make-it-known-that-i-want-to-donate.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-is-a-will.html Although wills can be very complicated, they are fairly simple in the grand spectrum of legal instruments. A will is essentially a legally valid document that outlines how one's money, property or other assets are transferred when he dies. There are different types of wills, but most wills are referred to as "simple wills". A will can usually be drawn up by an attorney for a reasonable fee, unless the estate is very large or the instructions are very complex. It is also possible for you to draw Idaho Estate Planning FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-is-a-will.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-other-things-should-i-know-about-wills.html A living will is really not a will at all because it doesn't provide for the disbursement of property. Instead, it allows you to state what medical treatment you would want to receive if you become terminally ill and are unable to make your own decisions. Idaho Estate Planning FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 20:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/legal-faqs/estate-planning/idaho/what-other-things-should-i-know-about-wills.html