Healthcare Documents

An Advance Directive is an important part of family estate planning. Specifically, this document helps individuals select authorized representatives (health care agents) and provide healthcare instructions in case they become incapacitated. Drafters in other states often refer to these documents by different names. For example, drafters may refer to an Advance Directive as a Health Care Proxy, Patient Advocate Designation, or Designation of Health Care Surrogate. If you live in...

This Advance Health Care Directive (NJ) helps individuals select authorized representatives and provide healthcare instructions on the event of incapacity. A Health Care Proxy (New Jersey) is another common term for this document. This Advance Health Care Directive is the New Jersey equivalent of the New York Health Care Proxy and Living Will. A competent adult residing in New Jersey may create an Advance Health Care Directive. This document appoints a third party to serve as a...

This Health Care Proxy and Living Will (NY) helps individuals select authorized agents, medical treatment, providers, and other healthcare options. Further, this Health Care Proxy and Living Will is the New York equivalent of the New Jersey Advance Health Care Directive. A New York Health Care Proxy is designed to appoint agents to make healthcare decisions for another upon their incapacitation. Because the health care proxy is not limited to end-of-life decisions, it may or may...

This Patient Advocate Designation (MI) helps individuals select patient advocates (authorized representatives) and provide healthcare instructions upon the individual’s incapacity. A Health Care Proxy (Michigan) is another common term for this document. This Patient Advocate Designation is the Michigan equivalent of the New York Health Care Proxy and Living Will.  Likewise, this document is the Michigan equivalent of the New Jersey Advance Health Care Directive. A competent...