Free Advance Directive & Living Will

Make a complete advance healthcare directive for your state — free, no account. It does two things: it names a health care agent to make medical decisions if you can't, and it records your living will (your end-of-life wishes). Pick your state for its exact signing rules.

⚠ A real directive — not legal or medical advice.

It becomes valid only when you sign it as your state requires (witnesses, and a notary in some states). Talk to your doctor about your wishes, and to an attorney for complex situations.

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What an advance directive does

An advance directive is two documents in one. The health care agent part (a medical power of attorney or "health care proxy") lets someone you trust speak for you with doctors if you are unconscious or unable to decide. The living will part records your own wishes about life-sustaining treatment — CPR, a ventilator, a feeding tube — if you are terminally ill or permanently unconscious with no reasonable chance of recovery. Together they keep the decision in your hands instead of leaving it to a court or a default surrogate.

The rules vary by state: how many witnesses you need, whether a notary is required, who is barred from witnessing or serving as your agent, and whether your wishes can be suspended during pregnancy. A few states (Massachusetts, Michigan, New York) have no living-will statute at all, so the agent you name does the heavy lifting. Pick your state above, or pair this with a financial power of attorney and a last will for a complete plan.

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