US-DE · Customized Agreements · State-informed
Delaware Living Will / Health Care Declaration
Delaware does not receive a manufactured official living-will form here. Locke uses a treatment-wishes body plus this state's execution, pregnancy, and medical-order rules. This document records treatment wishes only. It does not appoint a healthcare agent and is not Delaware DMOST.
State-informed coverageDelaware selectedCounty nextAddress when relevant
Pinned Delaware record · not a catalog claim
What this Delaware instrument is
| Topic | Maintained record |
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| Instrument | Advance Health-Care Directive — Part I Health Care Instructions |
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| Route | Base treatment instrument plus state execution module |
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| Healthcare agent | Not appointed by this document. Use the separate Advance Healthcare Directive and Medical Power of Attorney. |
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| Medical order | In Delaware, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here. Separate instrument: Delaware DMOST. |
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| Execution | Use current Title 16 Ch. 25 execution requirements; preserve two-witness qualifications and long-term-care patient-advocate requirement where applicable. |
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| Pregnancy rule | Current law restricts withholding/withdrawal when continued treatment could permit fetal viability/live birth, subject to the state's specific exceptions. |
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| Authority | 16 Del. C. Ch. 25, esp. §§ 2503, 2511 (checked 2026-08-20) |
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Visible coverage maturity · State-informed
What this coverage level means
| Coverage area | Status | What that means |
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| Product availability | Available | Living Will / Health Care Declaration is released for purchase and can begin with Delaware selected. |
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| Coverage maturity | State-informed | This document resolves maintained state-family configuration blocks. That is not a claim that every action-specific state or local rule has been reviewed. |
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| State configuration | Maintained | living-will-health-care-declaration:healthcare_directive__DE, version 2.2.0, Healthcare Directive. |
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| County and address | Collected when relevant | These facts narrow the document context but do not prove that every local rule has been identified. |
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| Attorney review | Customer-arranged | Legal advice is not included; counsel of the customer's choice may review the completed document. |
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What Locke collects
Information that shapes this document
- State, county, and address from the jurisdiction-first workflow
- Legal name, current address, and signing date
- Treatment elections required by the selected state's directive model
- Optional values/additional instructions where the selected form allows them
- Whether separate agent or clinician-order documents already exist
What this document covers
Built for the stated scope
- Advance treatment planning before illness or injury
- Standalone treatment instructions without appointing a healthcare agent
- Coordinating written treatment wishes with an existing healthcare proxy
- Recording pregnancy-related and execution rules that vary by state
Configuration record · living-will-health-care-declaration:healthcare_directive__DE · 2.2.0
How the Delaware lane enters this draft
Locke selects this document family’s maintained state configuration after the state answer is saved. County, address, and later interview answers narrow any clauses that use those facts.
Advance Health-Care Directive — Part I Health Care Instructions — Delaware
This directive is assembled under the maintained Delaware framework; mandatory state rules control over inconsistent generic wording. Authority: 16 Del. C. Ch. 25, esp. §§ 2503, 2511 Activation / scope: Terminal condition or permanent unconsciousness/other instructions as permitted by Title 16 Ch. 25. Pregnancy: Current law restricts withholding/withdrawal when continued treatment could permit fetal viability/live birth, subject to the state's specific exceptions. Existing agent / directive: Part I is treatment instructions; Part II health-care POA is omitted. DMOST is separate. This document does not create or replace a healthcare-agent appointment.
Execution — Delaware
Use current Title 16 Ch. 25 execution requirements; preserve two-witness qualifications and long-term-care patient-advocate requirement where applicable. Witness mode: WITNESSES (count: 2) Notary mode: NONE Apply Delaware witness exclusions and the special residential/long-term-care witness requirement when applicable. Principal: the information supplied in the interview Principal signature: Date: the information supplied in the interview Witness 1: Date: Witness 2: Date: No generic notarial requirement is added. Revocation: Use the current state statute/form revocation method; oral, written, destruction, notice-to-provider, and capacity limits vary by jurisdiction.
Separate Medical Order — Delaware
In Delaware, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here. Separate medical-order instrument: Delaware DMOST. This Living Will is not represented as that clinician/EMS medical order.
Locke is a document-assistance platform, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Outputs require professional review; consult counsel of your choice.
Known coverage limit
County, municipal, court, and agency rules may still apply
Requirements may also depend on a Delaware county, municipality, city ordinance, rent board, local court, recorder, clerk, licensing authority, zoning district, property location, or another local body. Collecting a county and address does not mean Locke has identified every applicable local rule.
Before purchase
Questions about this state-configured document
Does a Delaware living will appoint a healthcare agent?
No. This Locke Direct product is treatment-wishes only. Agent appointment is a separate product.
Is the Delaware living will a Delaware DMOST?
In Delaware, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here.
How do I sign a Delaware living will?
Use current Title 16 Ch. 25 execution requirements; preserve two-witness qualifications and long-term-care patient-advocate requirement where applicable.
How is the Living Will / Health Care Declaration configured for Delaware?
After you select Delaware, Locke asks for the county and address, when relevant, and applies the maintained Delaware configuration for this document family to your answers.
Is this a guarantee that the Living Will / Health Care Declaration will be valid?
No. Locke assists with document generation and does not guarantee legal validity, enforceability, filing acceptance, or a particular outcome.
When is payment enabled?
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