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Living Will Form - California
A California Living Will - sometimes confused with an Advance Directive - is a document that allows an individual to clarify their wishes regarding health care and treatment in case of temporary or permanent incapacity.
The form must at the very least address the three following topics:
- The election of an agent or a healthcare proxy;
- Life support;
- Palliative care.
A California Living Will is defined by the California Probate Code Section 4700 and Section 4701 . The signing requires two (2) qualified witnesses. The will can either be signed before two (2) witnesses or acknowledged before a notary public. Not valid if pregnant.
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What Is a California Living Will?
A Living Will is a legal document intended for ensuring and specifying an individual's end-of-life wishes regarding health care and treatment in the event of their permanent or temporary incapacity. Common reasons for a will include a decline in health, the possibility of surgery or hospitalization or getting diagnosed with a terminal condition.
It is a good idea for all adults to have a will even in the event this document is not mandatory. If something is to happen, the medical professionals in charge of treating the individual have the biggest say in what happens to them once they can no longer communicate their will.
How to Make a Living Will in California?
A legal Living Will form may be used in the state of California to make an individual's wishes about the medical treatment or other care they would or would not want to receive in case of an emergency known to the medical staff and their caregivers.
The individual can print out the will nominating a personal representative, establishing a party for life-sustaining consultations and specifying their wishes regarding the treatment and artificially provided food and hydration.
The personal representative - or a health care proxy - is an elected agent tasked with making the important medical decisions if no other means of communication with the individual are available.
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