A Practice Note explaining Florida living wills, which an individual (the principal) can use to provide specific instructions to health care providers, health care surrogates, and family members about the type of health care options and treatments the principal does or does not want to receive, specifically regarding end-of-life care and life-prolonging procedures including artificial nutrition and hydration. This Note provides information on the purpose and use of living wills, drafting and execution requirements, the process for making health care decisions based on instructions in a living will, and advantages and limitations as related to other advance health care directives, including designations of health care surrogate, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) releases, do not resuscitate orders (DNR), and physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST).