New Mexico Living Wills and Health Care Package
What is this form package?
The New Mexico Living Wills and Health Care Package includes essential legal forms designed to help individuals clearly express their wishes regarding medical treatment and life support. This package differs from others by offering specific forms that address both health care directives and anatomical gift decisions, ensuring that your medical preferences are legally documented and honored during critical times.
Forms provided in this package
When to use this document
This form package is beneficial in various scenarios, including:
- When diagnosed with a terminal illness and wanting to outline your medical treatment preferences.
- If you wish to designate a trusted individual to make health care decisions on your behalf when you are unable to do so.
- To specify your wishes regarding organ donation and anatomical gifts after your death.
- If you want to revoke previous health care directives or anatomical gift decisions.
Who should use this form package
- Individuals who want to ensure their health care preferences are respected in the event of incapacitation.
- Adults or emancipated minors with clear wishes regarding their medical treatments.
- Those interested in making or revoking anatomical gifts.
- Anyone looking to appoint a health care agent for decision-making purposes.
How to prepare this document
- Review the included forms to understand your options and requirements.
- Clearly identify your medical treatment preferences and wishes regarding health care decisions.
- Designate a health care agent if you choose to appoint someone to make decisions on your behalf.
- Complete the anatomical gift forms if you wish to donate organs or tissues after death.
- Sign and date the forms, ensuring compliance with witness or notarization requirements if applicable.
Do forms in this package need to be notarized?
Some forms in this package need notarization to be legally binding. Our online notarization service, powered by Notarize, lets you verify and sign documents remotely through an encrypted video session, available 24/7.
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Download a copy, print it, send it by email, or mail it via USPS—whatever works best for your next step.
Sign and collect signatures with our SignNow integration. Send to multiple recipients, set reminders, and more. Go Premium to unlock E-Sign.
If this form requires notarization, complete it online through a secure video call—no need to meet a notary in person or wait for an appointment.
We protect your documents and personal data by following strict security and privacy standards.
Typical mistakes to avoid
- Failing to communicate your wishes clearly with family members.
- Not signing the documents in the presence of required witnesses or a notary.
- Omitting to revoke old directives when new ones are created.
- Using outdated forms that do not comply with current legal standards.
Benefits of using this package online
- Access legal forms created by licensed attorneys, ensuring they meet New Mexico laws.
- Conveniently complete forms at your own pace with the option to edit as needed.
- Download and store your documents securely, making them easily accessible when required.
- Save time by avoiding in-person visits to legal offices.
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A living will becomes effective when your primary physician decides that you can no longer make your own healthcare decisions. If you are ill or injured and cannot express your healthcare wishes, and your doctor certifies this fact in writing, your living will takes effect.
You do not need a lawyer to make a living will, although you can get one from a lawyer if you prefer to. Every state has its own requirements for making a living will, so if you make one on your own, make sure you find a form that meets your state's requirements.
The cost of setting up a living will varies from state to state, depending on whether it must be witnessed by a notary. Costs typically fall between $250-$500 to hire a lawyer to draft the living will, while forms can be self-completed for between $45 and $75.
The name and contact information of your healthcare agent/proxy. Answers to specific questions about your preferences for care if you become unable to speak for yourself. Names and signatures of individuals who witness your signing your advance directive, if required.
Step 1 Download Your Living Will. Download in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word (. Step 2 Health Care Directive. Step 3 Life Support. Step 4 Life-Sustaining Treatment. Step 5 End of Life Wishes. Step 6 Medical Power of Attorney. Step 7 Witness Acknowledgment. Step 8 Notary Acknowledgment.
A living will is a legal document that contains a person's medical care and treatment instructions. The purpose of a living will is to allow a person to express health care decisions while he or she is mentally able to do so.
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. In determining your wishes, think about your values.
Get the living will and medical power of attorney forms for your state, or use a universal form that has been approved by many states. Choose a health care agent. Fill out the forms, and have them witnessed as your state requires.