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How can a college parent maintain key legal rights?

October 12, 2018

Your 18-year-old has headed off to college. Despite what you may feel, she will now be considered an adult in the eyes of the law and the university. Your legal rights to make decisions on behalf of your child change entirely the moment she turns 18, so it’s important that you’re prepared for what this means now that she’s no longer at home.

You might still pay for everything in your child’s life, but the reality is that you no longer have complete access to his financial, educational or health records. All is not lost, however: With a little bit of planning, you’ll be able to establish some legal authority to make important financial and health decisions for him until he is entirely independent.

Read the full article here.

Published in the LI Herald online and in the print op-ed editions on October 12, 2018.

  • Related Practice Areas: Trusts & Estates
  • Publications: LI Herald