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Advance directive in Illinois

Complete your Illinois advance directive online, at your own pace, and see exactly how it needs to be signed.

The document
Illinois Advance Directive
How it is signed
Sign it before one witness for the power of attorney, and before two witnesses for the living will and the organ and tissue donation sections.
Who gets copies
Your witnesses are emailed a copy automatically.

How it works with Directive

  1. Answer plain-language questions about the care you want, at your own pace. Stop and come back whenever you like.
  2. Choose the language you are most comfortable in. Any question can be translated and read aloud to you.
  3. Watch a short video when a question needs one, or open a plain-language explainer for the hard ones.
  4. Check your understanding with a quick question, and ask for any explanation to be rewritten in simpler words.
  5. Review your Illinois Advance Directive, and see exactly how to sign it before you do.
  6. Sign it with your witnesses. Each witness is emailed a copy automatically.

Start your directive

Common questions about Illinois

How many witnesses do I need for an advance directive in Illinois?

It depends on the part. Directive's Illinois document includes a power of attorney for health care, which is signed before one witness, and a living will, which is signed before two witnesses. The organ and tissue donation section also has two witness lines.

Do I need a notary in Illinois?

No. Directive's Illinois document is signed before witnesses and does not call for a notary.

Is a directive made with Directive legally binding in Illinois?

Yes. Once you’ve answered the questions, signed, and had it witnessed the way your state requires, it’s the same legal document you’d get from a lawyer or a paper form, just easier to actually finish.

Can I change my directive later?

Yes. Life changes, and your directive can too. Starting an update creates a new version to sign; your current signed directive stays in effect until the new one is executed, so you’re never without one.

For informational purposes only.