How do I create a legal binding living Will?
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How do I create a legal binding living Will?
Asked on January 17, 2015 under Estate Planning, Ohio
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
A "living Will" or "Health Care Directive" specifies whether a person would like to be kept on artificial life support if they become permanently unconscious or are otherwise dying and unable to speak for themselves.
To create this document, an attorney can do it for you or you can do it yourself; there are on-line forms that can be downloaded. Even if you do it yourself, you can still may want an attorney to review it for you to make sure that it comlies with applicable state law (since they are just reviewing it and not drafting it the cost may be cheaper).
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