Living Will Examples

For example, if I point out in the living will, I do not want to be kept alive, a spouse can overrule that decision?

Technically, no. But it is possible because the hospital will not necessarily have a copy of your health care directives if the hospital will listen to your spouse.

What you need to do is make sure that your doctors have a copy of your health care directives. You must also appoint someone as power of attorney over issues of health care if you are unable to make decisions on your own behalf.

For example, my husband and I called my father to use AOP if both of us are dead / unfit because we know he will respect our wishes not to be kept alive by life and we know that our mothers do not comply.

This is not really a clear decision. There are too many other factors to consider. If a person arrives in the emergency room after an accident for example, they must be evaluated. They may be alive "for some time and they get better. The living will should be part of a proxy of health care where your agent is in consultation with physicians and authorized by you to the advance to give informed consent about the procedure, what is stated. If there is a living will drop you a health care attorney under enduring power of attorney for health care, then the statement living will is just that, a declaration. You say that doctors and hospitals that you do not want to be kept alive if your condition is terminal and without hope. Your friends and parents do not take into account in the declaration as such. However, there are no guarantees in this area. You will not be able to arrest anyone if they go to court for a decision to revoke the will of life. But the living will be regarded as representing your desires at the dark as your desires will be respected.

Absolutely not, unless they have been appointed health care proxy for your and your wishes have not been specifically expressed in the form of health care proxy. These are their three options:

(1) subject only to what I wrote in the living will does not make other decisions.
(2) Respect what I wrote in the living will and if other decisions should be taken, I give you the power to do so.
(3), I filled out a living will, but it does not take into account and make your own decisions when necessary.

No member of the family 'override' a living will. It is the purpose of living will in the first place.

Yes. Therefore you must take someone you know will follow your wishes, your health care proxy so they can make decisions for you.