Will Laws
Georgia
Will Laws
Georgia
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
GA CODE ยง 53-2-1 to 53-2-51Georgia Code Title 53, Chapter 2 (Descent and Distribution)
State Law Statute
31-32-1, et seq.
Specific Powers
Any medical procedures or interventions which would serve only to prolong the dying process for a patient in a terminal condition, a coma, or persistent vegetative state with no reasonable expectation of regaining consciousness or cognitive function; may include the provision of nourishment and hydration but shall not include medication or any medical procedure to alleviate pai
Revocation Duration
A living will is revocable at any time by declarant without regard to mental state or competency by:- destruction of the original document
- declarant signs and dates a written revocation expressing intent to revoke
- any verbal or nonverbal expression by declarant of intent to revoke which clearly revokes the living will (as opposed to a will relating to the disposition of property after death)
Reciprocity
Any declaration, regardless of form, which constitutes the declarant's intent shall be honored.
Transfer Unwilling
Advise promptly the next of kin or guardian and at their election make a good faith attempt to effect a transfer or permit the next of kin or guardian to obtain complying physician