{"id":12547,"date":"2018-07-02T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalcounselnj.com\/?p=12547"},"modified":"2021-12-07T05:49:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T09:49:59","slug":"studentpoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalcounselnj.com\/studentpoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Attorney and Health Care Power of Attorney for Young Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/em><\/strong>A Power of Attorney and a Health Care Power of Attorney for\u00a0Young Adults<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Peace of Mind for Parents and A Measure of Safety for College Students<\/em><\/p>\n

A Power of Attorney and a Health Care Power of Attorney are important documents for young adults\u00a0to prepare. \u00a0Once one turns eighteen years old,\u00a0\u00a0he or she\u00a0becomes an adult in the eyes of the law. Parents no longer have any authority over their child\u2019s finances or health care decisions. Haven\u2019t you heard the stories about parents not receiving their child\u2019s college course grades, even though the parents are paying the tuition? It is for the same reason. He or she is of majority age. The school can no longer release the grades to the parents without the student\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n

Power of Attorney for Financial Matters<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

It may become necessary for parents to open or close bank accounts, withdraw funds, wire funds, or do any one of hundreds of financial transactions for a young adult. \u00a0This is particularly true if he or she is attending college. I have personally experienced this, and the need for a parent to act is not something foreseeable. Financial transactions from accounts or investments owned by a young adult, cannot be made by\u00a0a\u00a0parent once a child reaches eighteen years old.\u00a0\u00a0A bank will require the\u00a0student\u2019s legal authority by way of a Power of Attorney. Additionally, it may become necessary for a parent to sign any number of documents on behalf of a child. Studying abroad? Who is going to take care of business here, while the student is half a world away? A properly executed Power of Attorney by the young adult\u00a0will allow a parent to do what becomes necessary, here, at home, in support of their child.<\/p>\n

Health Care Power of Attorney<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Adults are legally empowered to make their own health care decisions. But what happens when they cannot?Accidents do happen. Fortunately they are rare. But if the young adult\u00a0is knocked out, or for any number of reasons cannot communicate with health care professionals, someone must have the legal authority to make medical decisions. A properly executed Health Care Power of Attorney, executed by the\u00a0young adult, will solve this issue. There will be no delay. There will be no questions.<\/p>\n

SV Law\u2019s Answer to This Problem<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Law Offices of Robert J. Shanahan, Jr., LLC is running a special program to meet this need. If a young adult\u00a0fills out a quick questionnaire and returns it to our office with the fee of $250.00, we will have the documents ready in a week for signature. The documents must be signed before leaving for college or by Labor Day 2017, whichever comes first. Peace of mind? Priceless.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our Young Adult Summer Program<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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