Advance care planning lawyers serving Harrison
Advance Care Planning in Harrison: Powers of Attorney for Personal Care
People searching for a health care directive usually want one thing: control over their medical and personal care if they cannot speak for themselves. In Ontario, the instrument that delivers that control is the power of attorney for personal care under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 — naming your substitute decision-maker and recording the wishes that bind how they decide.
Paid legal consultation — $199 per half-hour (CAD). Includes a short no-charge intake call to confirm we can help
For Harrison residents near the Tremaine Road and Derry Road area under the Escarpment, we prepare personal care POAs with your treatment, shelter, nutrition and end-of-life wishes documented — so your family decides with your voice, not in its absence.
Advance care planning for Harrison residents
- Powers of attorney for personal care
- Documented care wishes: treatment, long-term care, end-of-life
- Coordination with your POA for property and your will
- Replacement of outdated or out-of-province documents
- Guidance for your named decision-makers on how consent works
- Plans for aging parents, capacity permitting
How it works
- Paid consultation ($199 per half-hour, CAD) — your wishes, your decision-maker
- Personal care POA drafted with wishes recorded clearly
- Execution with two witnesses; copies to your decision-makers and physician
- Review after any major health or family change
Learn more on our Estate Planning practice page, or bring your questions to a paid consultation ($199 per half-hour, CAD).
Advance Care Planning (POA for Personal Care) questions from Harrison
Ontario doesn't use the phrase people search for — what applies here?+
In Ontario, care wishes get legal force through a power of attorney for personal care, and health decisions for incapable patients follow the Health Care Consent Act, which requires substitute decision-makers to honour applicable prior wishes. The POA is the document that puts your chosen person — and your wishes — in charge.
Are my written wishes binding on doctors and family?+
Your substitute decision-maker must follow applicable wishes you expressed while capable. Clear, written, recent wishes in a personal care POA are the strongest practical form those wishes can take.
Who should I name for personal care?+
Someone close enough to act quickly, steady under pressure, and willing to follow your wishes even when they differ from their own preferences. Alternates matter — name at least one.
Can this be done alongside our wills?+
It should be — will, POA for property and POA for personal care are one coordinated package, quoted as a flat fee at your consultation. We are about 28 minutes via Derry Road or Highway 401.
Talk to a lawyer about advance care planning (poa for personal care) today
Paid legal consultation — $199 per half-hour (CAD). Includes a short no-charge intake call to confirm we can help. Billed time is confirmed with you before it begins. Meet us by Google Meet video call or in person at 25 Watline Avenue, Unit GR21, Mississauga. Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM.