OTHER NAMES
Texas Advance Directive
Texas Advance Healthcare Directive
Texas Medical Directive
Texas Advance Medical Directive
Texas Advance Health Care Directive
What is a Texas Living Will?
A Texas Living Will is a legal document that outlines your preferences with regard to medical care, such as your request for or refusal of certain medical treatments and procedures, in addition to the optional selection of a chosen decision maker.
The person making a Living Will is known as the "principal," and the individual or entity receiving permission to carry out the principal's wishes is called the "agent." Designed for residents of Texas, this free Living Will is made for use in Tarrant County, Harris County, Dallas County, and in every other county throughout the state. Any Texas Living Will form from Rocket Lawyer can be tailored to address your particular circumstances. With this essential legal document on hand, your healthcare providers will have a record of your preferences, and your agent can offer proof that they have been authorized to act in your interest when you are not able.
When to use a Texas Living Will:
- You want to specify your wishes so that it is more likely they will be carried out.
- You are facing the possibility of surgery or a hospitalization.
- You have declining health.
- You have been diagnosed with a terminal condition.