Estate Planning5 min readFebruary 22, 2026
Living Will: Make Your Healthcare Wishes Known
A living will speaks for you when you can't speak for yourself.
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Living Will: Advance Directive Guide
A living will specifies your medical treatment preferences if you become incapacitated.
What It Covers
Life-Sustaining Treatment - CPR and resuscitation - Mechanical ventilation - Tube feeding - Dialysis
Pain Management - Comfort care preferences - Palliative care wishes
End-of-Life Decisions - DNR orders - Organ donation - Hospice care
Living Will vs. Healthcare POA
Living Will: Your written instructions Healthcare POA: Person who makes decisions
Best practice: Have both!
When It Takes Effect
- Terminal illness
- Permanent unconsciousness
- End-stage condition
- Unable to communicate
Important Conversations
Discuss your wishes with: - Family members - Healthcare agent - Doctor - Attorney
Updating Your Living Will
- After major life events
- Change in health status
- Change in preferences
- New medical advances
State Requirements
- Age requirement (usually 18+)
- Sound mind
- Witnesses
- Possible notarization
Create Your Living Will
Document your healthcare wishes now.
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