Advance Healthcare Directives

Advance healthcare directives record what you want to happen to your medical care if you cannot speak for yourself. Usually that is a set of documents rather than one, often including a healthcare proxy naming the person who will decide on your behalf.

What you put in them is entirely your decision, and a notary cannot have an opinion about it. What we do is meet you, confirm your identity, watch you sign, and notarize. There is no reason to do it alone, and doing it in advance is the entire point — an unsigned form is not a plan.

Documents we notarize in this category

  • Advance healthcare directive forms
  • Healthcare proxy designations
  • Durable powers of attorney for health care decisions
  • Organ donor and medical authorisation forms where notarization is required
  • Physician orders and treatment consent forms requiring notarization

How an appointment works

Four steps, no surprises, and no charge for the trip — the fee is for the notarization.

Tell us what needs signing

Call, text or send the form below. A short description is enough to tell you whether this is something we can do.

Get a time and place confirmed

We agree a time and a location that works for you — your home, your office, a coffee shop, a hospital room, or a meeting room you book.

We arrive with what we need

The notary brings identification and the seal. Nothing is signed until we are together.

Signed, sealed, and a copy for you

You get the notarized document back, and we can courier it on if it needs to be somewhere by a deadline.

What to bring

Most appointments fail on a missing ID or a document that was signed too early. This list prevents both.

  • The document, unsigned. A signature already on it usually cannot be notarized later.
  • A current government-issued photo ID with your name and photograph on it — a driver’s licence, state ID, or passport.
  • Any other people whose signatures the document requires. Tell us when you book so we can allow the time.
  • Witnesses, if the document requires them and you do not have your own. Say so when you book and we will arrange it.

Not legal advice

A notary verifies identity and witnesses or acknowledges signatures. A notary cannot tell you what to sign, whether a document is right for you, or what it will do. If you have that kind of question it belongs to the lawyer, title company, lender or physician who prepared the document. Ask them before the appointment, not during it.

Where we work

Appointments are scheduled around where you are. Travel is arranged per appointment rather than on a fixed route, so a town not listed below may still be workable — call and ask.

Questions about this service

Questions people ask

What does a notary actually do?
A notary’s job is to verify identity and witness a signature, then attach an official seal to the document. A notary cannot give legal advice about what you should sign. If you are unsure whether a document is right for your situation, speak with the attorney or professional who prepared it before you sign anything in front of the notary.
What do I need to sign in front of a notary?
Bring the unsigned document, a current government-issued photo ID with your name and photograph on it, and any other people whose signatures the document requires. If a document needs witnesses, tell us when you book so we can arrange them.
Do you come to me?
Yes. This is a mobile notary service: we travel to your home, office, hospital room, care facility or a meeting point of your choosing. There is no office for you to visit.
What is an advance healthcare directive?
It is a set of documents recording your wishes for medical care if you cannot speak for yourself — often including a healthcare proxy naming someone to decide on your behalf. It is entirely your decision what it says; a notary’s role is to confirm your identity and witness or acknowledge your signature.

Request an appointment

Or call (510) 417-9089. We reply to every enquiry — if it is urgent, call rather than email.