24 October 2018
PEC Thank Kelvin Bamfield, CEO Thai888 (Law Company) www.thai888.com +66 (0) 8 0102 8978, for his time & help in providing documented information regarding the processing of a ‘Last Will’ through the Thai Courts System. Also advice on a ‘Living Will’ (to limit hospital care).
Even with professional help these are complex, and often slow processes.
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The ‘Living Will’ pro-former that was here has become outdated and should be withdrawn if you used it and issued it to a Hospital.
Our latest information is that a ‘Living Will’ statement should be written by a Law Firm. This adds a degree of ‘Official Power’ to the contents of the statement to encourage the Hospital to act accordingly.
Please understand that a hospital staff member can refuse to become involved with a Patient who has a a current ‘Living Will’, on the grounds that they do not agree with the idea of withholding life-giving care.
The main reason for the old document removal is that it did not specify a ‘Surrogate or Proxy’. This is a 2nd person to try to ensure the directives contained in the document are carried out in the best interests of the Patient.
Please be aware that it is possible that the prolonging of life in a Hospital environment can result in a huge extra bill for care that may have been specifically excluded in a ‘Living Will’.
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Following is a very detailed overview of both a ‘Living Will’ for hospital use whilst you are still alive, and a ‘Last Will and Testament’ for use after your death.
(Law Company 888 have given a number of different specific talks on these subjects)
This downloadable document is in ‘PDF-format’,
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