No. Health practitioners must comply with a binding provision in an Advance Care Directive if there is no Substitute Decision-Maker appointed, or no time to contact one. A Substitute Decision-Maker must also follow the Advance Care Directive instructions as they must stand in the person’s shoes and make a decision as if they were the [...]
You do not need to hire a lawyer to draft an Advance Care Directive, but the document will require your signature along with that of a witness and the signatures of your Substitute Decision-Maker (s). We recommend you consult a lawyer to ensure your document is legally binding and that your wishes have been properly [...]
Decisions about your care and living arrangements will be made by others without a legal framework or a clear indication of your personal wishes. This could mean you are kept on life support when you wish not to be. You could be placed into a nursing home away from family and friends. You may not [...]
Yes. An Advance Care Directive is often referred to as a living Will.
The Advance Care Directive allows you to set out your clear directions about your future health care, end of life decisions, preferred living arrangements and other personal matters. The document allows you to not only write down your wishes, but to also appoint one or more Substitute Decision-Makers to make the decisions on your behalf [...]