Now that a precedent is set, it will be up to the court to decide anyway so we probably wasted our time.
"Now that a precedent is set, it will be up to the court to decide anyway so we probably wasted our time.'
We discussed this yesterday with our former lawyer. He has gone from personal law to representing the biggies suing the biggies for breaking contracts and not paying for services.
This is a guy who doesn't look, act like or sound a lawyer. He had done our wills yeas ago, and he directed us to a trust lawyer a few years ago. He had the same lawyer set up a trust for his wife and him.
He now feels that most judges will go out of their way not to defy what is legally the wishes of people in terminal or possible terminal states. There is too much awareness due to the Terri mess to make changes.
However, he feels if we don't have it legally documented what we want done, a case precedent has been set. So family members and lawyers wanting to end our lives when we are ill, will seek out judges, who will agree with them and use this mess as a case law precedent.