Savvy senior - Oct. 15, 2009

Living Wills: Planning for the inevitable

Dear Savvy Senior,

Can you recommend some good resources to help my wife and I create our living wills? We want to avoid any artificial life-support at the end of our life, but would also like to avoid a high-priced attorney to get them. What can you tell me?

Procrastinating Paul

Dear Paul,

Creating a living will is one of those things most people want and plan to do, but rarely get around to actually doing. Less than 30 percent of Americans currently have one. But preparing one now, gives you say in how you want to be treated at the end of your life,...