Tag: Living Will

• Are living wills helpful if you have not completed a Health Care Proxy Form?

  Some New Yorkers have no one they can appoint as an agent, and/or they have family members that they don’t trust that may be called...

• If I create a living will, should I still complete the Health Care Proxy Form?

  Yes, you should still complete the Health Care Proxy Form. Due to the requirement for “clear and convincing evidence,” for the document to be valid,...

• How do I complete a living will?

  Unlike most other states, in New York there is no state law recognizing living wills (and therefore there is no official form). The legal basis...

• What is a living will?

  A living will lists the types of health care treatments you would or would not want under various circumstances. There is no official New York...