Living wills 'to retain medical independence'

Living wills could be made by those who wish to retain control over their medical care in later years.

Money Marketing reports living wills are also known as advanced decisions or advanced directives, allowing individuals to choose future health treatments should their mental faculties decline.

Making a will also offers individuals control over other aspects of their life and writer Kim Noth states: "I truly believe everybody (of any age) should write a will."

Free will-writing advice could be of service for those unsure how to proceed with drawing up a testament and mirror wills might be particularly interesting for those who agree that upon their death, all assets should pass to their spouse and thereafter, to offspring.

The news source reveals making a will is legally binding and can only be changed by creating a codicil, which could be used, for example, where someone wants to alter the specified amount they leave to one or more individuals.

Unbiased.co.uk recently reported over-55s are most likely to make a will, yet more than one-third have not yet done so.