See Living WillIn Wisconsin this is referred to as a Declaration to Physicians and is used to provide very limit directions to a doctor with respect to certain health care matters if the creator of the document is incapacitated. This is not a replacement for a Power of Attorney for Health Care as this form is too limited in scope and will not avoid the need for a guardianship in Wisconsin. A living Will is not a Trust and is not a Last Will and Testament..
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