Don’t Let Your Kids Leave Home Without Signing These Documents

Watching your kids leave home to attend college or start their career can be an emotional time for you as a parent. On one hand, moving out on their own is a major accomplishment that should make you proud. On the other hand, having your kids leave the nest and face the world can also induce anxiety and fear.

Regardless of your feelings, once they reach age 18, your kids become legal adults, and many areas of their lives that were once under your control will be solely their responsibility. And one of the very first items on their to-do list as new adults should be estate planning.

Legal advice, Family LawErica EndykeJanuary 7, 2020documents, power of attorney, teenager, college, children

Don’t Leave Home Without It: Three Documents Every College Student Needs

Summer can be a busy time for the family preparing to send their child off to college. While shopping, packing and handling roommate issues may keep you preoccupied, it is important to discuss a few legal matters before your young adult flies the coop. That’s right. Legal matters.

Erica EndykeMay 23, 2019college, HIPAA, documents, paperwork, health care proxy, power of attorney