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How Do You Become Someone's Health Care Proxy in New Jersey? - Christine Matus
From The Matus Law Group - How Do You Become Someone's Health Care Proxy in New Jersey? explains the legal steps involved when a loved one names you to make medical decisions on their behalf. New Jersey law requires this appointment to be made through a written advance directive called a proxy directive, since a person cannot simply volunteer for the role. The guide walks through who can serve, how the document must be signed, when a representative's authority actually begins, and what happens if no directive exists at all.
The article distinguishes a health care proxy from a living will…
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