The medical companion to the financial power of attorney — and one of the most-searched legal documents there is. An advance health-care directive says what medical care you do and don't want, and names someone you trust to make health decisions for you, if you're ever too sick or injured to speak for yourself. You (the declarant) stay in control of your own wishes. Pick the kind and PaperKit reshapes it: a COMBINED directive that is both a living will AND a health-care power of attorney in one; a LIVING WILL only, stating your own treatment wishes with no agent; or a HEALTH-CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY only, appointing an agent (health-care proxy) without fixed treatment instructions. Then make the big call on life support — if you're terminal or permanently unconscious, do you want treatment WITHHELD so you can die naturally with comfort care, life PROLONGED to the extent medically feasible, or the decision left to your AGENT? Name your health-care agent and a successor, and toggle the recitals that matter: artificial nutrition and hydration, an always-on comfort-care instruction, organ and tissue donation, a HIPAA release so your agent can see your medical records, and a pregnancy clause. PaperKit assembles every section — the declaration, appointment of your agent and their authority, your living-will life-support directive, nutrition, comfort care, organ donation, HIPAA access, your personal values and any limits, and governing law — and lays out the execution page with two witness lines and a notary acknowledgment. It's self-drafted: you review and e-sign online, then print the clean PDF, give copies to your agent, family and doctors, and complete your state's witnessing/notary step. (Covers health care only — money and property are a separate financial POA. Witness and notary rules vary by state; consider an attorney.)
The big lever — a full combined directive, just a living will, or just a health-care power of attorney.
The complete plan most people want: it both states your own treatment wishes (a living will) AND names an agent to make medical decisions for you (a health-care power of attorney) — one document, fully covered.
The heart of a living will — what you want if you're terminal or permanently unconscious.
If you're terminal or permanently unconscious with no reasonable hope of recovery, you do NOT want machines prolonging things — you want to die naturally, kept comfortable and free of pain.
The person whose wishes these are. You draft and e-sign it; your agent takes authority without signing. A directive must also be witnessed (and sometimes notarized) on execution.
Tick what you want in your directive. Uncheck anything you'd rather leave out.
An advance directive covers HEALTH CARE only — money & property are handled by a separate financial power of attorney.
A real, section-by-section advance directive. The type choice drives living-will vs health-care-POA; the life-support choice sets your core wish. Publish to get a hosted link you can e-execute online.
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An advance health-care directive is a template for convenience, not legal or medical advice. It lets you state your wishes about medical treatment (a living will) and/or appoint a health-care agent to make medical decisions if you cannot. It covers health care only — money and property are handled by a separate financial power of attorney. Execution formalities are strict and vary by state — most states require your signature to be witnessed by two qualified witnesses (who often may not be your agent, a relative, an heir or your attending physician) and/or acknowledged before a notary; a directive that is not signed, witnessed and (where required) notarized correctly can be disregarded. Many states publish their own statutory form, and rules on life-sustaining treatment, artificial nutrition and pregnancy differ. PaperKit is not a law firm. Give copies to your agent, family and physicians, and consult a qualified attorney.