A subpoena is a command issued by a court obligating a person within its jurisdiction to appear at a certain time and place for the purpose of providing evidence in a pending matter. A subpoena ad testificandum compels a witness to appear and give testimony. A subpoena duces tecum compels a witness to appear, produce records or tangible items, and give testimony. Download PDF
Advance directives are normally one or more documents that list your health care instructions. An advance. directive may name a person of your choice to make health care choices for you when you cannot make the. choices for yourself. If you want, you may use an advance directive to prevent certain people from making. health care decisions on your behalf. Your advance directives will not take away your right to decide your current health care. As long as you are. able to decide and express your own decisions, your advance directives will not be used.
A power of attorney directive names someone that you trust to act as your agent if you are unable to speak for yourself. If you want to choose one person to speak for you on health care matters, and someone else to make financial decisions, you can do separate financial and health care powers of attorney.