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Living will. A living will is a written, legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive, as well as your preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation.

A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is a document that lets you name someone else to make decisions about your health care in case you are not able to make those decisions yourself.

Under the Montana Uniform POA Act, a POA is considered durable unless the document specifically says it ends at the incapacity of the principal.

A Health Care Power of Attorney gives your agent authorization to act for you under the state and federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly called HIPAA.

To create a Power of Attorney in Montana, you must be at least 18 years old and mentally competent, and the document must be notarized and, depending on the type, witnessed.

Montana's End-of-Life Registry stores advance health care directives in a secure computer database and makes these documents available to health care providers.

The state of Montana has specific requirements for making a valid will. Signature: The testator must sign the will or direct someone to sign it for them in their presence. Witnesses: Two competent witnesses must witness the testator signing the will or the testator's acknowledgment of the testator's signature.

If you are unmarried and die without a valid will and last testament in Montana, then your entire estate goes to any surviving children in equal shares, or grandchildren if you don't have any surviving children. If you die intestate unmarried and with no children, then by law, your parents inherit your entire estate.

A will in your own handwriting must be witnessed by two disinterested persons (persons who are not named in the written will). Your will should be signed and dated. If you type your own will or use a computer software program to print your will you must also have two disinterested witnesses sign it.