New Jersey Living Wills and Health Care Package
Understanding this form package
The New Jersey Living Wills and Health Care Package includes essential legal forms that empower individuals to express their medical treatment preferences in writing. This package stands out by offering a comprehensive approach to end-of-life decisions, ensuring your desires regarding life support and health care are clearly conveyed to healthcare providers. Key components include a Health Care Directive, a Revocation of that directive, and documentation for anatomical gifts.
Forms you’ll find in this package
When to use this document
This form package is used when you want to make important decisions regarding your medical treatment in the event of a terminal illness or incapacity. It is especially relevant if:
- You want to specify the type of medical treatments you wish to receive or decline.
- You are planning for future healthcare decisions that may require clarity on your wishes.
- You want to designate someone as your health care representative to make decisions on your behalf.
- You intend to donate organs or body parts after death under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Who should use this form package
- Adults who want to ensure their medical preferences are honored.
- Individuals facing serious health conditions that may require end-of-life care decisions.
- Parents or guardians making health care decisions for children under the age of 12.
How to complete these forms
- Review all included forms to understand your options and requirements.
- Identify and fill out the Health Care Directive with your treatment preferences.
- Select a trusted individual to act as your health care representative and provide their details.
- Complete the anatomical gift sections if you wish to donate organs or body parts.
- Sign the completed forms in the presence of witnesses as required by New Jersey law.
Do forms in this package need to be notarized?
Certain documents in this package must be notarized for legal effectiveness. Our online notarization service, powered by Notarize, lets you verify and sign documents remotely through an encrypted video session, available anytime.
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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.
Mistakes to watch out for
- Not updating the Health Care Directive when circumstances change.
- Failing to sign and date the forms, rendering them invalid.
- Not discussing your decisions with your health care representative.
Why use this package online
- Convenient access to legal forms that can be downloaded immediately.
- Editable forms that allow you to tailor your decisions to your specific preferences.
- Reliability, as these forms are drafted by licensed attorneys to meet New Jersey legal standards.
What to keep in mind
- This package provides essential documents for expressing your health care wishes in New Jersey.
- Included forms help in appointing a representative and making anatomical gifts.
- Review and complete the forms carefully to avoid mistakes and ensure enforceability.
- Understanding form requirements, like notarization and witness signatures, is crucial for legality.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
What is an advanced health care directive? What are the components? How are they used? When do they become effective? What happens if I don't have one? Can I change my mind? If I have a living will, does that mean I won't get treatment? Where do I get these forms?
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.
In New Jersey, the will must be in writing. You must sign your own will, witnessed by two individuals over 18 (You must be at least age 18 as well.) Then, the witnesses must sign the document. If you wish to go the extra step, you can bring your two witnesses to a notary and do the signing there.