The Complete Living Will Kit

Control Your Critical Health Care Decisions

The Complete Living Will Kit is an easy-to-use guide to preparing your own living will without the expense of an attorney. A living will, along with a health care power of attorney, provides your family and doctors with instructions for your health care and ensures that your wishes are followed-even if you are unable to speak for yourself. Inside, learn how easy it is to prepare all the documents you may ever need. Simple instructions and samples walk you through filling out your own forms and giving your family the power to carry out your health care wishes.

Write the Best Living Will for You
With step-by-step instructions and sample filled-in forms, you can easily personalize the documents to express exactly what you want to happen if you ever become incapacitated.

Ensure Complete Coverage
Learn about other valuable health care documents, including health care powers of attorney and do not resuscitate orders, that guide your family and doctors in the case of an emergency.

Direct Your Doctors
Ensure that your doctors follow your specific wishes and make the health decisions you want-no matter the situation.

Prepare Your Specific Needs
State-by-state listings covering every state's laws and specifically sanctioned forms make this book your one-stop guide for preparing the precise documentation you need.

Share Your Decisions
Learn the importance of notifying your family and friends of your decisions and providing your health care agents with all the necessary information-before it is too late.

Modify Forms for Your Needs
Find all the essential forms on the accompanying CD-ROM and modify each form to say exactly what you want.

Making your health care wishes known has never been easier.

Edward A. Haman received his law degree in 1978 from the University of Toledo College of Law. As a student, he served as coordinator of the law school's Client Counseling Competition team, and as editor of the law school's legal journal, Discovery. He also has a bachelor of arts degree from Western Michigan University, with a major in communication and minors in accounting and general business.

Since graduating from law school, he has practiced law in three states. In Hawaii, Mr. Haman was engaged in general private practice, initially as a sole practitioner, then with a small law firm emphasizing family law, real estate, and business law. This included trial practice, as well as criminal appellate work before the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the U.S Court of Appeals in San Francisco. In Michigan, he served as a Circuit Court domestic relations hearing officer. After moving to Florida in 1986, he spent several years as an attorney for the Florida social services agency, handling a variety of legal matters, including cases involving the abuse and neglect of children, the elderly, and the disabled; public health matters; child support enforcement; welfare fraud; and the licensing of assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. Mr. Haman has also engaged in private practice in area such as real estate, family law, and probate.

Since 1987, Mr. Haman has authored and co-authored numerous self-help law books, including The Complete Bankruptcy Guide, File Your Own Divorce, and The Complete Prenuptial Agreement Kit. In connection with the self-help law books, he has been a guest on numerous radio programs, and has appeared on the Fox News Channel. He has also written several articles for The Florida Keystone Series, a legal publication for attorneys. Currently residing in Tampa, Florida, Mr. Haman continues to write books, and also volunteers as a support group facilitator for the Alzheimer's Association. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, kayaking, snow skiing, hiking, and mountaineering.