Will Laws
Alabama
Will Laws
Alabama
Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.
Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.
State Law Citation and Title
AL CODE ยง 43-8-40 to 43-8-58Alabama Code Title 43, Chapter 8 (Probate Code), Article 3 (Intestate Succession)
State Law Statute
22-8 A Natural Death Act
Specific Powers
Any medical procedure or intervention serving only to prolong the dying process and where death will occur whether or not such intervention is utilized; does not include medication or any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide comfort care or pain alleviation
Revocation Duration
A living will is revocable at any time by:- destruction of document in manner intending to cancel
- execution of written revocation by declarant
- oral revocation in presence of an adult witness (over 19)
Reciprocity
A living will declaration executed in another state is considered valid, if it is valid under the laws of that state.
Transfer Unwilling
Physician shall permit the patient to be transferred