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Free living will form arizona.
The arizona living will form is also known as an advance health care directive.
These forms are available to those who would like to prepare for their chosen direction of their medical care both with or without a health care proxy while they are of sound mind.
This document is created with respects to the us statutes 36 3201 to 36 3297 and allows a person who is usually referred to as the principal to legally choose the medical treatment they will receive should they become incapacitated to such a degree that they are no longer or able or rational enough to make.
Living will end of life care updated 03 18.
Arizona s living wills law does not approve or authorize suicide assisted suicide or mercy killing.
Arizona pour over will a pour over will is used to leave a person s entire estate to a trust he or she previously established.
Advance directive is the general term that refers to the various documents that could include a living will instruction directive health care proxy or health care power of attorney.
Download the arizona last will and testament and or a living will form.
Arizona living wills law.
Arizona living will a living will is usually called an advance health care directive or advance directive for health care the document lists your end of life health care decisions including life sustaining treatment and organ donation.
With this document the principal states the decisions they wish to express while of sound mind.
A living will also known as an advance directive allows a person to state their end of life medical treatment and care this document does not hold any bearings after death it solely directs physicians to care for a person based on what is stated in their living will especially with issues such as dnr do not resuscitate without this document it s difficult to judge an ill or.
Arizona will allow the testator the person creating the will to provide for their family members friends even charitable organizations by putting this document into place.
Regardless of any other directions i have given in this living will if i am known to be.
The attorney general offers the forms at no cost to you as follows.
An arizona living will is a legal document that would allow one to provide a written statement outlining their desires with regard to their medical treatment in the event circumstances change and they are no longer able to provide instructions about their medical care on their own.
Complete a life care planning request form or call 602 542 2123 or 800 352 8431 to have them mailed to you.
Arizona revised statutes 36 3201 to 36 3210.
To make things a little confusing states use various terms to describe their advance directive forms.
Visit the phoenix and tucson offices or one of several satellite offices for copies.
The arizona last will and testament is an important legal document that s used in planning for the distribution of your personal digital fiduciary and real property at the time of your death.
State of arizona living will end of life care cont d c.