The purpose of a living will is to provide doctors and other health care workers with clear directions regarding how you would like your medical care handled toward the end of your life. A living will makes it possible for you to specify, in advance, exactly what your preferences are regarding the use of life-sustaining medical procedures if you are ever in a terminal medical condition or in a vegetative state, and are unable to give such directions yourself.

As more and more advances are made in the medical field in terms of the ability to prevent "clinical" death, the difficult situations envisioned by a living will are destined to occur more often. A living will declares your wishes not to be kept alive by artificial or mechanical means if you are suffering from a terminal condition and your death would be imminent without the use of such artificial means. It provides a legally-binding written set of instructions regarding your wishes about this important matter.

This product contains a general, standardized living will. This form has been adapted from the most recent legislation regarding living wills. This product also contains a state-specific living will as part of Advance Health Care Directives. You may use either an individual living will or a living will as part of the larger document (advance health care directive). An Appendix of State Living Wills Laws contains details regarding your state’s legislation on this matter.

Included:

• Essential Living Will Forms Instructions
• Living Will Declaration and Directive to Physicians
• Revocation of Living Will
• State-specific Advance Health Care Directive
• Revocation of Advance Health Care Directive
• Witness Affidavit of Oral Revocation of Advance Health Care Directive
• Durable Health Care Power of Attorney and Appointment of Health Care Agent and Proxy
• Revocation of Health Care Power of Attorney
• Witness Affidavit of Oral Revocation of Health Care Power of Attorney
• Additional Information Sheet for Advance Health Care Directive