Advanced Directive in Maryland- good for Colorado resident?

[vagabond58]

What is the name of your state? WA

I am a former Maryland resident. My mother is a Colorado resident. My mother had an advance directive (MD's term for living will?) set up while I lived in Maryland, at a judge advocate office at an army post in MD. When the time comes that this form be necessary, would it be legal in the states of either Colorado or Washington. I'm thinking she'll pass away in one of these two states. Is a health care proxy different from an advance directive? Right now, she has appointed me to make end of life decisions in her advance directive. Thanks for any info.

 

[seniorjudge]

What is the name of your state? WA

I am a former Maryland resident. My mother is a Colorado resident. My mother had an advance directive (MD's term for living will?) set up while I lived in Maryland, at a judge advocate office at an army post in MD. When the time comes that this form be necessary, would it be legal in the states of either Colorado or Washington. I'm thinking she'll pass away in one of these two states. Is a health care proxy different from an advance directive? Right now, she has appointed me to make end of life decisions in her advance directive. Thanks for any info.

If ma is still competent, I would have her redo everything based on the "civil" documents I have seen come out of JAG; usually they are horrible.

If ma is not competent, then hope for the best.

 

[vagabond58]

I don't think the JAG office did a poor job with the form; I'm just wondering if a form completed in MD is legal in CO, but according to another thread a little further down, using advance directives between states doesn't seem to be a problem.