Notarize Advance Directive

What Is An Advance Directive?

A written health care advance directive describes the treatments you want or doesn’t want in the event of injury and can’t express your wishes. If you are 18 years or older and of sound mind, Wisconsin has two types of health care advance directives options:

• Living Will or Declaration to Physicians – Define the kind of care you wish to keep alive if you are dying or in a vegetative state with no chance of getting better.
• Power Of Attorney (POA) for Health Care – Appoints a person to make all your health care decisions if incapacitated.
• Authorization for Final Disposition – Specifies how their remains should be handled after death.

A written financial advance directive appoints a person to manage your finances and personal property.

• Power Of Attorney (POA) for Finance – Appoints a person to manage your money and property. You may appoint the same persons to be both health care and financial Power of Attorney or not.

Don’t know what to include in an advance directive? Here are more resources:

• Your Right to Direct Your Future Health Care Needs, P-62025
• Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning

Which Advance Directives Do I need Notarized or Witnessed in Wisconsin?

Our On Call & Mobile notaries can help notarize or witness your advance directive. Please consult an attorney; we are notaries and can’t give legal advice.