NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL INFORMATION

Witnesses: Two witnesses are necessary to the signature of the maker;

Who may be a witness? New Hampshire law provides the following regarding witnesses to a living will: "none of whom shall be the person's spouse, heir at law, attending physician or person acting under the direction or control of the attending physician or any other person who has at the time of the witnessing thereof any claims against the estate of the person, and shall be acknowledged pursuant to the provisions of RSA 456 or RSA 456-A. If the person making the document is a resident of a health care facility or patient in a hospital, no more than one witness may be the health care provider or such provider's employee."
See New Hampshire Code Section 137-H:4.

Notary: New Hampshire law requires that a notary witness both the signature of the maker and both witnesses;

Must health care agent sign form? No requirement that health care agent sign form;

New Hampshire Statutes containing living will requirements: New Hampshire Code Section 137-H:3.

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