{"id":44,"date":"2008-12-03T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T17:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-will-and-a-living-will\/"},"modified":"2008-12-03T13:17:10","modified_gmt":"2008-12-03T17:17:10","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-a-will-and-a-living-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-will-and-a-living-will","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between a Will and a Living Will?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generally, a Last Will and Testament outlines the distribution of a person&#8217;s assets upon his or her death, while a Living Will defines the type of health care a person wishes to receive if incapacitated and unable to make such decisions directly.<\/p>\n<p>In most instances, the person who is creating either one of these documents should<!--more--> take the time to also create the other, if both documents do not already exist. 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