INCAPACITY PLANNING 1

Possibilities Options And Choices

CAPACITY

What is capacity?

CAPACITY is the legal ability to make choices

The law presumes that, unless proven otherwise, all adults are legally capable of making their

own decisions

INCAPACITY

What is incapacity?

Someone who is unable to manage his or her own affairs

or communicate important decisions or choices because of

an illness, injury, or similar cause is incapacitated

This definition is rather broad, and individual circumstances

that lead to someone’s incapacity can differ

significantly

Incapacity Planning1

What is incapacity planning?

INCAPACITY PLANNING involves considering the

possibility of future incapacity and making choices about what you would want to happen should it occur

Incapacity Planning Choices2

What kind of choices will I have when making an

incapacity plan?

THERE ARE MANY

In addition to financial planning, you can create tools that allow you to express your

medical choices

Appoint representatives who will make decisions on your behalf, and plan for the care and guardianship of minor

children

LEARN MORE ABOUT

TRUSTS IN NORTH CAROLINA

LEARN MORE ABOUT INCAPACITY

PLANNING IN NORTH CAROLINA

Click to visit:

www.cheryldavid.com