ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DOCUMENTS
Do you have a health care directive and living will? Most states have free forms for these two important documents. Utah has one form for both documents called the Utah Advance Health Care Directive. You can find this document using the links below. If you are a patient of Intermountain Healthcare and you have the MyHealth + app, you can complete the form online.
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/health-information/advance-directive
https://ucoa.utah.edu/_resources/documents/directives/fillin-2009electronic.pdf (English)
https://ucoa.utah.edu/_resources/documents/directives/AdvanceHealthCareDirectiveUtahBilingual.pdf (Bilingual)
https://ucoa.utah.edu/_resources/documents/directives/ad-09-instructions-edited-090603.pdf (Instructions for completing the form)
Articles about estate planning:
“Peace of Mind: Buddhism and estate plans” by Lindsey Paige Markus, published in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 31, 2014. https://www.peak2peaklegal.com/s/Buddhism-and-Estate-Planning-2014.pdf
“Influence of meditation on estate planning decisions: evidence from Indian survey data” by Amargit Gill, Harvinder S. Mand, John D. Obradovich and Neil Mathur, published on Financial Innovation, Open Access, Springer Open, 2017. https://www.peak2peaklegal.com/s/httpsjfin-swufespringeropencomtrackpdf101186s40854-017-0078-5.pdf
“7 legendary stars who died without wills: Aretha Franklin, Prince and more" by Andrea Mandell and Lorena Blas, published in USA Today on August 22, 2018. https://www.peak2peaklegal.com/s/Legendary-stars-who-died-without-wills-Aretha-Franklin-Prince-and-more.pdf
“What Your Estate Plan May Be Missing” by Tammy LaGorce, published in the New York Times on May 3, 2025. https://www.peak2peaklegal.com/s/Designate-Beneficiaries-Wills-Trusts-estate-plans-New-York-Times.pdf