New Mexico Probate Without Will

Category:

New Mexico Power of Attorney - Healthcare - Living Wills

State:

New Mexico

Control #:

NM-P078-PKG

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Description Living Wills Packet

This Living Will Package contains essential forms that allow you to make decisions about life support and direct others to implement your desires in that regard. These forms allow a person to explain in writing which medical treatment he or she does or does not want during a terminal illness. The following forms are included:

1. Power of Attorney - Health Care Directive
2. Health Care Directive with Optional Health Care Directive Statutory including Living Will provisions
3. Revocation of Health Care Directive
4. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation
5. Revocation of Anatomical Gift Donation

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Get the living will and medical power of attorney forms for your state, or use a universal form that has been approved by many states. Choose a health care agent. Fill out the forms, and have them witnessed as your state requires.

Living will. A living will is a written, legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive, as well as your preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation. In determining your wishes, think about your values.

A living will is a legal document that contains a person's medical care and treatment instructions. The purpose of a living will is to allow a person to express health care decisions while he or she is mentally able to do so.

Step 1 Download Your Living Will. Download in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word (. Step 2 Health Care Directive. Step 3 Life Support. Step 4 Life-Sustaining Treatment. Step 5 End of Life Wishes. Step 6 Medical Power of Attorney. Step 7 Witness Acknowledgment. Step 8 Notary Acknowledgment.

The name and contact information of your healthcare agent/proxy. Answers to specific questions about your preferences for care if you become unable to speak for yourself. Names and signatures of individuals who witness your signing your advance directive, if required.

The cost of setting up a living will varies from state to state, depending on whether it must be witnessed by a notary. Costs typically fall between $250-$500 to hire a lawyer to draft the living will, while forms can be self-completed for between $45 and $75.

You do not need a lawyer to make a living will, although you can get one from a lawyer if you prefer to. Every state has its own requirements for making a living will, so if you make one on your own, make sure you find a form that meets your state's requirements.

A living will becomes effective when your primary physician decides that you can no longer make your own healthcare decisions. If you are ill or injured and cannot express your healthcare wishes, and your doctor certifies this fact in writing, your living will takes effect.

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