No lawyer is required to complete the form and it doesn’t even have to be notarized. It only requires that you sign it in front of two adult witnesses (who also must sign it). These witnesses can be any adult, but cannot be the same person you list as your health care agent or alternate agent.

January 3, 2022

Do I need a lawyer to complete the Health Care Proxy Form?

No lawyer is required to complete the form and it doesn’t even have to be notarized. It only requires that you sign it in front of […]
January 3, 2022

Is the Health Care Proxy difficult to complete?

Fortunately, the New York State Health Care Proxy is publicly available and very easy to fill out. The form itself is only two pages long. The […]
January 3, 2022

What is a Health Care Proxy?

If you are injured, or become ill, and are unable to communicate or make your own decisions, someone else will have to make health care decisions […]
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