Equally important to having legal documents is having conversations with your loved ones about your end-of-life preferences--there is a lot of nuance here and the legalese will not always speak for you the way you'd want it to (and won't necessarily cover things like how you want to be remembered, which photo of yourself is your favorite, what you would want to happen to your FB/twitter/Instagram/HN account, etc.).
I've been working for years in end-of-life planning and as others have said, a lot of these legal documents are state-by-state so be sure to talk to an attorney and your healthcare providers to make sure you're covered.
Apologies for self promotion, but we are building a modern end-of-life planning platform at https://myexitstrategy.co/ and our first offering will be an easy way to designate health care proxies -- everyone over age 18 should have one!
I've been working for years in end-of-life planning and as others have said, a lot of these legal documents are state-by-state so be sure to talk to an attorney and your healthcare providers to make sure you're covered.
Apologies for self promotion, but we are building a modern end-of-life planning platform at https://myexitstrategy.co/ and our first offering will be an easy way to designate health care proxies -- everyone over age 18 should have one!