True or False: Living wills are healthcare documents and not property wills.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Mostly true
• D. Only for certain cases

Answer: (A)

Living wills are advance directives that guide medical treatment when you can’t speak for yourself. They are healthcare documents, not property wills, because they don’t deal with who gets your assets after you die. A property will (last will and testament) distributes your assets and goes through probate after death. In Connecticut, a living will is part of the health care decision framework and is often used with a health care proxy or durable power of attorney for health care; it can be revoked while you’re competent. So the statement is true.