Young Adult Legal Foundations Package
Once we reach 18 years of age, it’s essential to appoint someone we trust to be able to speak to our doctor in an emergency, and provide them with information about our health care wishes.
Don’t leave your parents or other loved ones in the dark during an emergency, unable to find out what’s going on or help you out.
Answer a few questions, download, and sign, to give yourself and those who care about you peace of mind.
This package is designed for individuals 18 years of age and older who do not yet own substantial assets (or just want to start with the basics).
Who is this for?
This package is perfect for young adults (and the young at heart), whether headed off to college or staying in town, and others who don’t yet have a need for (or bandwidth to handle yet) a complete estate plan, but do (like all of us age 18 years and up) need a basic foundation in place in case of an emergency.
What’s inside
INCLUDES
- California Health Care Directive (incorporates what other states may call a “living will” and “health care power of attorney”), allows you to appoint someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t do it yourself, and tell them what you want.
- California HIPAA Release, allows you to appoint someone who can talk to your doctors and access medical records in an emergency.
- California Financial Power of Attorney, allows you to appoint someone to pay your bills and deal with other essential financial transactions if you’re incapacitated.
DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Will or trust / inheritance planning.
These documents allow you to:
- Make it easier to take care of you in an emergency
- Appoint someone to make medical decisions for you in the event of an emergency, and give them guidance
- Grant access to speak with your doctor and access your medical records, so that your parents or other loved ones can obtain information directly from the hospital/doctor in an emergency (everything from “has my kid been admitted to the hospital” to more detailed medical information)
- Appoint someone to pay bills, handle finances, contact utility companies, and handle other financial tasks in case you are ill or incapacitated for any period of time
Investment — $100
A better way to DIY — with options from a lawyer
This DIY option was created by a California wills, trusts, and probate lawyer who has spent over 15 years drafting documents, administering trusts, and walking people through probate court proceedings.
It’s designed to be comprehensive, not bare minimum. You’re guided through the questions that actually matter, and your documents are generated based on your answers — not left blank for you to figure out on your own.
Our goal is to make it straightforward to use a lawyer-designed solution, without the confusion, errors, and guesswork that come with generic DIY templates.