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Changes to a trust
My wife and I would like to change the time period in an end-of-life medical directive allowable time spent in a coma. Can we make the changes ourselves and have them witnessed by a notary vs. going back to our lawyer?
Asked on February 6, 2017 under Estate Planning, California
Answers:
M.H., Member, California Bar / M.H., Member, California Bar
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Obviously the most cost effective way is to amend your advance health care directive on your own. If you choose this route, the following simple language will suffice:
On February 20, 2012, I, John Smith, executed the John Smith Advance Health Care Directive.
I hereby amend the Advance Health Care Directive as follows:
Article Three is amended to read in its entirety as follows [set forth amended comatose paragraph in its entirety]:
In all other respects, the Advance Health Care Directive remains unchanged.
Signed
John Smith
[Notary Public Acknowledgment]
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