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Estate Planning for Young Adults: Essential Documents as Your Child Heads to College

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As your child approaches their milestone 18th birthday, it's crucial to understand the changes and responsibilities that accompany reaching the age of majority in the eyes of the law. This moment marks their transition into...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Basic Estate Planning Documents for the College-Bound

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If you are the parent of a recent high school graduate who is preparing to head off to college this month, expand your to-do list beyond shopping for dorm room essentials and consider meeting with an estate planning attorney...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Back to School: An Education on Parenting from Afar

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By now, your college-age kids have decorated their dorm rooms and collected every class syllabus (although whether they’ve read them is a different issue). While you may long for the days when you were an integral part of...more

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Estate Planning Checklist: Something to Consider Before Sending your Child off to College

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Before you pack the car and bring your student to their new home at college, there is an important bit of estate planning each family should consider. At the age of eighteen, a child become a legal adult....more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

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

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

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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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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

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Estate Planning Newsletter - Spring/Summer Edition

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For many students, this time of year signals the end of their high school careers and the beginning of the transition to college. With that transition, students and their families must address difficult issues, including how...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Your “Baby” is Heading to College...any estate planning documents needed?

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While we may know better, an 18-year-old college student is generally considered an adult under New York law. Your rights as a parent to make decisions for your child change suddenly when he/she turns age 18. You no longer...more

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Why Every College Student Needs Basic Estate Planning, and Other Practical Advice as Your Child Heads Off to College

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Despite scientific research, an 18 year old college student is generally considered an adult under New York law. Parents’ rights to make decisions for their child change suddenly when he/she turns age 18. Parents no longer...more

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"Your "Baby" is Heading to College - Any Estate Planning Documents Needed?"

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While we may know better, an 18 year old college student is generally considered an adult under New York law. Your rights as a parent to make decisions for your child change suddenly when he/she turns age 18. You no longer...more

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Estate Planning Pitfall - Your college-age child doesn’t have an estate plan

In addition to essentials such as clothing, toiletries, bedding and a laptop, students heading off to college in the fall also should “pack” all the necessary financial and medical documents. This brief article details...more

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