Health and personal care · New Jersey
Advance Directive Forms and FAQs
Download New Jersey's proxy directive and instructive directive forms and review the state's answers about completing and using them.
Educational directory only. This page is not legal advice and does not replace the official instructions.
What this resource covers
Download New Jersey's proxy directive and instructive directive forms and review the state's answers about completing and using them.
This document or guide is specific to New Jersey. Do not substitute a similarly named form from another state, province, or territory.
Before you sign
A proxy directive appoints a health-care representative; an instructive directive records treatment wishes. Follow the execution directions for the document you complete.
If capacity is disputed, the appointment is complex, or property crosses jurisdictions, get advice from a qualified lawyer or notary where appropriate.
After it is properly completed
Give usable copies to your agent and health-care providers, tell trusted people where the signed original is stored, and review the document after major life or relationship changes.
You can then record its location and the responsible contacts in BeforeHand. Uploading a file does not make it legally valid or replace delivery, registration, witnessing, or notarization required elsewhere.
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