Advance Directive / Living Will review
Advance directive / living will under state advance-directive statutes (e.g., CA Prob. § 4670; NY Pub. Health § 2980). Execution formalities cannot be verified from text alone.
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Declarant identification + capacity recital
Advance directive must identify the declarant and recite competence at execution.
Critical · EST-017
End-of-life treatment preferences
Living will must state end-of-life treatment preferences (life-sustaining treatment, artificial nutrition / hydration).
Critical · EST-018
Pain management / comfort care directive
Advance directive should address pain management / comfort care preferences.
Warning · EST-019
Organ donation / anatomical gift
Advance directive should address organ-donation / anatomical-gift preferences.
Warning · EST-020
Witness requirements + notarial acknowledgment
Advance directive must include execution block with witnesses (and notarization where required).
Critical · EST-021
Effective-date / triggering condition
Advance directive must state when it becomes effective (incapacity / terminal condition).
Critical · EST-022
Revocation method
Advance directive should describe how it may be revoked (writing / oral statement / destruction).
Warning · EST-023
Execution formalities cannot be verified from text alone
States on every trust, estate and family-law analysis that execution formalities (witnesses, notary, holographic and other state-specific requirements) cannot be verified from the document's text.
Note · EST-060
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