The New York Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) went into effect on June 1, 2010. The law allows family members and friends to make health care decisions, including decisions about the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, on behalf of patients who lose their ability to make such decisions. It applies to patients who […]
A new law concerning New York powers of attorney, originally effective March 1, 2009, has been delayed until September 1, 2009. There are ten major changes affecting the content and the execution of the power of attorney form: GIFT RIDER: To authorize the agent to make gifts, gift-giving authority must be initialed by the principal […]