Advance directive in Massachusetts
Complete your Massachusetts advance directive online, at your own pace, and see exactly how it needs to be signed.
- The document
- Massachusetts Health Care Proxy
- How it is signed
- Sign it before two witnesses.
- Who gets copies
- Your witnesses are emailed a copy automatically. Your health care agent is sent a link to sign remotely.
How it works with Directive
- Answer plain-language questions about the care you want, at your own pace. Stop and come back whenever you like.
- Choose the language you are most comfortable in. Any question can be translated and read aloud to you.
- Watch a short video when a question needs one, or open a plain-language explainer for the hard ones.
- Check your understanding with a quick question, and ask for any explanation to be rewritten in simpler words.
- Review your Massachusetts Health Care Proxy, and see exactly how to sign it before you do.
- Sign it with your witnesses. Each witness is emailed a copy automatically. Your health care agent is sent a link to sign remotely.
Common questions about Massachusetts
How many witnesses do I need for an advance directive in Massachusetts?
Two. In Directive's Massachusetts form, the Health Care Proxy is signed before two witnesses.
Do I need a notary in Massachusetts?
Directive's Massachusetts Health Care Proxy is signed before two witnesses. It does not call for a notary.
Is a directive made with Directive legally binding in Massachusetts?
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.
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