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An advance directive is the document that speaks when you can't: which treatments you want, which you don't, and who decides for you. Every state has its own form and witness rules, most forms are free, and you don't need a lawyer. Pick your state below, get the current form, and sign it the way your state requires.
Reviewed August 2026 · Forms and witnessing requirements differ by state; the hub serves your state's. · Sources: National Institute on Aging
Describe what you actually want first →Your state's full guide →
Before you start
The umbrella document: see your state's signing rules and work through the full set of medical decisions, living will choices included, against an official state source. Complete the form the way your state requires: the right witnesses, notarization where required, and copies to your decision-maker and your doctor. A directive nobody can find does nothing; tell people where it lives.
Your state's full requirements →MORTL Tools · Free to build · Premium to download
An advance directive says what medical care you want when you can’t speak for yourself. It’s the umbrella for two documents: a living will holding your treatment instructions, and a healthcare power of attorney naming who decides. This hub walks the whole set against an official state source; the Living Will Builder turns the instructions half into its own document. Form authority and requirements vary by state, so check the source again before signing.
This is a preparation worksheet and a plain summary of state rules, not a legal document and not legal advice. Legal effect depends on using a document and signing process that meet your state’s current requirements.
Pick your state
See exactly what your state requires: witnesses, notary, minimum age, and the official source.
Answer the questions
Name your healthcare agent and decide on CPR, ventilators, feeding tubes, dialysis, comfort care, and organ donation.
Complete the state document
Open the official state source, use the current form or sample it provides or identifies, and follow the current signing requirements.
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