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Living wills

Make a living will online, the way your state requires.

Justine asks plain questions about your medical wishes and helps you name your healthcare representative, the person who can decide if you cannot speak for yourself. Your first directive is free to write. Exporting it as a PDF, and adding every other directive, is Starter at $19 once.

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Signing rules across 51 jurisdictionsRead September 2026
23jurisdictions ask for witnesses only
23accept a notary in place of witnesses
3ask for both witnesses and a notary
2ask for neither

Validity comes from signing the way your state asks, not from who drafted the document. Find your state.

Plain terms

A living will, a proxy, and the difference.

Three names for pieces of the same plan.

Living will

A legal document that says how you want to be treated if you cannot communicate your own wishes.

Health care proxy

A durable power of attorney for health care. It names the person who makes decisions in the moment, when a form on its own cannot answer a doctor’s question.

Advance directive

The umbrella term for both documents together. Some states combine them into one form; others keep two documents you sign at the same time.

How Myend does it

Myend’s Healthcare Directive follows the combined approach: your treatment wishes and your healthcare representative, gathered in one place.

New York and Massachusetts

Neither has a statutory living will of its own. A Health Care Proxy names your decision-maker, and any wishes you write down are weighed as evidence rather than followed as a binding form. The person you name carries extra weight.

Three plain steps

From blank page to signature.

No legal jargon, and no guessing what your own state wants to see.

Answer plain questions

Tell Justine your wishes for medical treatment if you cannot speak for yourself.

Name your healthcare representative

Choose the person who acts for you, the one your state calls your proxy or agent.

Sign it your state’s way

Witnesses, a notary, both, or in two states neither, depending on where you live.

Pricing, plainly

What you get with Myend.

One directive free to start, everything else priced at the point it becomes yours to keep.

Free
$0

See what Myend can do.

  • Justine AI: first conversation, then 3 chats/mo
  • Directives & contacts
  • 10-document vault
  • Browse everything

No credit card required.

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Starter
$19
one-time

Plan your healthcare, funeral, donation and more.

  • Justine AI: included, plenty to complete your plan
  • Directives & contacts
  • PDF export
  • Private on your device, export anytime

One-time payment.

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$99
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Make it official. Last Will, legacy portal, everything ready.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Last Will & Testament (US, more countries coming)
  • Legacy portal
  • Proof-of-life check-ins
  • Cloud sync & backups
  • Priority support

First year of updates included, then $25/yr. Stop renewing anytime. Everything you made stays yours, viewable and exportable, forever.

Get everything: $99

Myend’s Healthcare Directive is its living will: treatment wishes and healthcare representative in one document. Every directive and PDF export come with Starter at $19 once. The Last Will on Complete covers 51 US jurisdictions, Louisiana not yet supported; after the first year an optional $25 a year keeps Proof of Life monitoring, will updates and a fresh Justine allowance running. See every directive on the Directives page.

Your state

Valid in your state when you sign it right.

Twenty-three jurisdictions ask for witnesses only, and another twenty-three accept a notary in place of witnesses. North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia ask for both, and Idaho and New Mexico ask for neither. Find your state on the advance directive hub to see exactly what it requires before you sign.

What Texas requiresWitnesses, or a notary instead
Document
Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates
Witnesses
2
Notary
Optional, in place of the witnesses
See the full Texas rules Statutes read: September 2026. Your first directive is free to write.

Common questions

Answers before you begin.

Is a living will made online legally valid?
Yes, as long as you sign it the way your state requires. Some states ask for witnesses only, some accept a notary instead, and a few ask for both or neither. Validity comes from meeting those signing rules, not from who drafted the document or whether you used a website or a lawyer’s office.
Does a living will need to be notarized?
It depends on where you live. Twenty-three jurisdictions ask only for witnesses, another twenty-three accept a notary in place of witnesses, three states ask for both, and two states, Idaho and New Mexico, ask for neither. Check your own state’s rule before you sign, because a living will counts only when it is executed the way that state asks.
What is the difference between a living will and an advance directive?
Advance directive is the umbrella term. A living will states your treatment wishes if you cannot communicate them yourself. A separate or combined document names the person who can act for you. Some states put both in one instrument, and others keep them as two documents you sign at the same time.
What is the difference between a living will and a power of attorney for health care?
A living will spells out the medical treatment you want or do not want. A durable power of attorney for health care names the person, sometimes called your proxy, surrogate or agent, who decides for you when you cannot. Myend’s Healthcare Directive covers both parts, your wishes and your representative, in one document.
Do I need a lawyer to make a living will online?
No state requires a lawyer to prepare a living will or an advance directive. A state bar’s own consumer guidance treats hiring one as optional help, not a legal requirement. What matters is meeting your state’s signing rules: the right number of witnesses, a notary where required, or both.
Who can be my healthcare representative (proxy)?
Your state has its own term for this role: agent, proxy, surrogate, patient advocate or representative. Who may serve is set by your state, and those rules differ, so read your own state’s page before you name someone. New York and Massachusetts are proxy-only states, with no living-will statute of their own, so the representative you name there carries extra weight.

Start your living will today.

Your first directive is free to write. PDF export, and every other directive, comes with Starter at $19 once.

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