3171 865 Language & Reference Legal Guides Wills true Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:01:05 -0700 /system/videos/0/71/31/3171.flv DIY, Do It Yourself, Essential Skills, guide, guides, Instructional, language, Learn to, legal, living, make, making, reference, Tips, tutorial, will, wills, write, writing How To Make a Living Will http://www.howcast.com/videos/3171-How-To-Make-a-Living-Will http://www.howcast.com/videos/3171-How-To-Make-a-Living-Will/edit approved 152 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=3171"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=3171" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 8 SheriffThompson http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/ppn_rich_living_will_sd_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 2262 false false false 30923 1 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/25.jpg Know your state’s requirements There are no federal laws that govern living wills, so you need to know your state’s requirements. Do an internet search for “living will,” your state, and “requirements.” There is also a privately held nationwide registry, which you can access at www.uslivingwillregistry.com.

]]> 30924 2 45 Tip Be careful—there are websites that charge for the same information that you can obtain for free.

]]> 30925 3 50 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/50.jpg Declare your sanity Start the document by attesting to your sanity as of the date that you sign the document. You should use the phrases “being of sound legal mind” and “acting under no coercion.”

]]> 30926 4 61 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/61.jpg Spell out specific circumstances Spell out the specific circumstances and conditions in which you want your living will followed: a persistent vegetative state? A terminal illness? Brain damage? Paralysis?

]]> 30927 5 74 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/74.jpg List treatments List any and all treatments you wish to refuse, such as a feeding tube, CPR, a respirator, and dialysis.

]]> 30928 6 81 Tip Consider completing a Do Not Resuscitate (or DNR) order along with your living will. This orders medical personnel not to give you CPR in the event your breathing or heart stops.

]]> 30929 7 91 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/91.jpg Address pain medication If you want the maximum pain medication, be sure to say so—especially because choosing to accept or deny life-prolonging measures may cause severe discomfort.

]]> 30930 8 101 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/101.jpg See a notary Take yourself and two witnesses to a notary public, who will attest that everything was in order when you signed and dated the document. Ideally, your witnesses should be people who can cough up the document if it’s ever needed.

]]> 30931 9 108 Tip In some states, your spouse, relatives, doctor, and heirs can’t be witnesses, so check before you go.

]]> 30932 10 122 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/122.jpg Alert loved ones Give loved ones a copy of your living will so that if the need ever arises, your specific wishes will be honored. Also give copies to your doctors, and store one in a safe but accessible place (not a safe deposit box).

]]> 30933 11 135 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/3171/135.jpg Appoint a health proxy Consider appointing a health proxy—someone who has the authority to approve your wishes if you are unable to do so. Health proxy forms are available online or from your local hospital.

]]> 30934 12 146 Fact Thirty-eight percent of Americans have a living will.

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