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One of the biggest problems with living wills is it is often impossible for medical professionals and people with power of attorney to find they exist in the often immediacy they are needed for health care decision making. To rectify the problem, a handful of states have created registries.

Keep in mind that you can always change your Living Will for any reason, at any time, by revoking it. To do so, you will have to do more than tear up your existing document. It remains a legally binding document until it is formally revoked. You are the only person who can change or revoke your Living Will.

You can revoke your living will at any time, regardless of your physical or mental state, and in any manner. To revoke the appointment of your health care representative, you must articulate the revocation in a writing that is executed in the presence of two witnesses.

You can revoke your document at any time. The best way to revoke your advance directive is to do it in writing. If possible, also collect and tear up all copies that you may have distributed to others.

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.

Your living will remains effective for as long as you live, unless you intentionally revoke it or the courts get involved (e.g., someone challenges whether you had capacity to make the document, or a court questions whether your document meets the state's requirements).

A Living Will is the old name for an Advance Decision. If you made your Living Will before October 2007 (when the MCA came into force) then it may not meet the criteria that an Advance Decision needs to meet to be valid. If it is not valid then it will not be legally binding.