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Preparing for College: Why Your Student Needs a Health Care Proxy and Durable Power of Attorney

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Parents of college students or of any child who has turned 18 years old should encourage their adult child to execute a durable power of attorney, health care proxy and HIPAA Authorization....more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Planning Documents for College-aged Children

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Most parents realize that once your child turns 18, you can no longer make medical or financial decisions for them, nor do you have legal access to your child’s educational, medical and financial information without their...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Parents: The Three Essential Legal Documents Your Child Should Have Before Leaving For College

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In Michigan, the age of majority is 18 years. This means that when a person turns age 18, they are no longer a minor and are considered to be a legal adult. Consequently when your child turns 18, you no longer have the legal...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Do You Have a College Student? Important Health Care, Financial and Educational Documents That They (and You) Need

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August is upon us and you may soon be sending children off to college (virtually or in person). If your child is age 18 or older, you and your child will need to take some simple steps so that, in the event of an emergency,...more

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Add “Powers of Attorney” to Your College Student’s Back-to-School Checklist

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If you’re preparing to send a child off to college this fall, you should add two documents to your back-to-school checklist: (1) a power of attorney for health care, and (2) a durable power of attorney for finances. Without...more

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Gaining Access to Your College Student’s Records

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Now more than ever, during COVID-19, we need to have access to our student’s health and financial records. Many parents do not realize that once their child attains the age of 18 years old, they no longer have legal access to...more

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Before Your Child Leaves Home

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Do you have a child who is leaving home for the first time for college, travel or employment? If so, before they go, talk with your child about signing a HIPAA release, a healthcare proxy and a power of attorney. A qualified...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Extra-long twin sheets, emergency credit card, and… Advance Directive and Power of Attorney (!?)

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As you pack up extra-long twin sheets and the emergency credit card for your college-bound child, don’t forget to pack her legal documents. Though your high school graduate doesn’t seem too independent while you are still...more

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