If you have a desire to donate organs and tissues at death, then you must make your wishes known to your family.  Far too often, and despite the decedent’s stated intentions, organ and tissue donations do not occur because the immediate family members present at the time of death refuse to consent.  Without that consent, few medical care providers will act based on a donor card or driver’s license authorization.

In addition to discussing your decision with your family, you should express your desire to become an organ donor by indicating it on your driver’s license and carrying an organ donor card.  There are no age limits for becoming a donor and medical suitability will be determined at the time of death.

Find out more about organ donation in Washington at the following sites:

www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/organdonor.html

www.donatelifetoday.org

www.unos.org

www.organdonor.gov

www.nationalmottep.org

www.lcnw.org

www.pntb.org

The packages include all of the estate planning documents that you may need, including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives and Community Property Agreements. Which of these important documents you need depends upon your goals and circumstances. The following rates are available for a limited time:

$925 for single adults with no minor children
$1175 for single adults with minor children
$1200 for couples without children
$1450 for couples with minor children

We want to support our clients in proactively taking care of this important life planning at a manageable cost. Over the past few years, we have seen multiple clients whose failure to adequately prepare resulted in unnecessary expenses and stress during an already difficult time. We don’t want that to happen to you.

Take the time to assess your estate planning goals and make sure that your documents and beneficiary designations are in order. If you already have a will or other estate planning documents that may need updating, please give us a call to discuss your needs.