Living Will in North Carolina
Requirements for Executing a Living Will in North Carolina?
Requirements for Executing (Signing) a Valid Living Will
The general requirements presented here are for informational
purposes, you will receive detailed easy-to-follow guidelines for
signing your Living Will in your state with your order.
The process for creating a legal and valid Living Will (Health Care
Directive) requires attention to detail but is not difficult, you CAN
do it yourself. Here are the basic requirements:
· A Living Will must be in writing.
· A person must sign it with the intent of creating a Living Will.
· There must be two witnesses to the signing of a Living Will.
The following are NOT requirements:
· An attorney is not required for any part of the process.
· A Living Will does not need to be notarized in most states, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee are exceptions.
· A Living Will does not need to be filed with a court or any other
agency.
· A Living Will does not need to be printed on a specific type of
paper.